Laboratory challenges conducting international clinical research in resource-limited settings

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Fitzgibbon, Joseph E ^a   Wallis, Carole L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b LANCET LABORATORIES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GCLP; Good Clinical Laboratory Practice; HIV; Quality management; Resource limited settings; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEROLOGY; SHIPPING; STAFF TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGIST; RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890961719     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000038     Document Type: Article

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