Perceptions of an ideal point-of-care test for sexually transmitted infections - A qualitative study of focus group discussions with medical providers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^a   Hogan, M Terry ^a   Barnes, Mathilda ^a   Jett Goheen, Mary ^a   Huppert, Jill ^b,c   Rompalo, Anne M ^a   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GARDNERELLA; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URINALYSIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TIME;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649796268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014144     Document Type: Article

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