Blood transfer devices for malaria rapid diagnostic tests: Evaluation of accuracy, safety and ease of use

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hopkins, Heidi ^a   Oyibo, Wellington ^b   Luchavez, Jennifer ^c   Mationg, Mary Lorraine ^c   Asiimwe, Caroline ^a   Albertini, Audrey ^d   González, Iveth J ^d   Gatton, Michelle L ^e   Bell, David ^d,f  

^a Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c Department of Health   (Philippines)

^d FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; GLASS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FILTER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PAPER; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHILIPPINES; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; RELIABILITY; UGANDA; BLOOD SAFETY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PHILIPPINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UGANDA;

EID: 79551684533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-30     Document Type: Article

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