Point-of-care tests for diagnosing infections in the developing world

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1062-1069

  Peeling, R W ^a   Mabey, D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing world; Infections; Point of care tests; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INVESTMENT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARD; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SYPHILIS; TRENDS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SYPHILIS;

EID: 77955162595     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03279.x     Document Type: Review

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