Diagnostics for the developing world

Mabey, David; Peeling, Rosanna W.; Ustianowski, Andrew; Perkins, Mark D.

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Diagnostics for the developing world

Mabey, David, Peeling, Rosanna W., Ustianowski, Andrew, Perkins, Mark D.·2004·Nature Reviews Microbiology

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Distance to care, lack of connectivity, and poor laboratory infrastructure in many resource-poor areas preclude widespread adoption of resource-heavy diagnostic techniques such as skin biopsy reads by dermatopathologists.
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Authors: Mabey, D., Peeling, R. W., Ustianowski, A., & Perkins, M. D.
Affiliations: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
World Health Organization (CH)
The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
FIND (CH)
Corresponding author: Mabey, David
ORCID: Mabey, David
Peeling, Rosanna W.
Ustianowski, Andrew
Perkins, Mark D.
Venue: Nature Reviews Microbiology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2004-03-01
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
Pages: 231-240
ISSN: 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
1740-1534
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro841
OpenAlex: W1562219715
Cited by: 1,054
References: 46
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FWCI: 1.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
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Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Global Health and Epidemiology
Keywords: diagnostic testing, infectious diseases, developing countries, malaria, acute respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, AIDS, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, tropical parasitic diseases, disease burden, diagnostic access
MeSH terms: Communicable Diseases, Developing Countries, Diagnostic Tests, Routine, Diffusion of Innovation, Humans, Infection Control

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