Point-of-care syndrome-based, rapid diagnosis of infections on commercial ships

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-16

  Bouricha, Mehdi ^a   Samad, Marc Abdul ^b   Levy, Pierre Yves ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Drancourt, Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement Compagnie Géné rale Maritime   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHIP; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THROAT CULTURE; TROPICAL DISEASE; URINALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SHIPS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84891779034     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12090     Document Type: Article

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