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Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: The case of syphilis

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dc.contributor.author Mabey, D.C.
dc.contributor.author Sollis, K.A.
dc.contributor.author Kelly, H.A.
dc.contributor.author Benzaken, A.S.
dc.contributor.author Bitarakwate, E.
dc.contributor.author Changalucha, J.
dc.contributor.author Chen, X.-S.
dc.contributor.author Yin, Y.-P.
dc.contributor.author Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet
dc.contributor.author Strasser, S.
dc.contributor.author Chintu, N.
dc.contributor.author Pang, T.
dc.contributor.author Terris-Prestholt, F.
dc.contributor.author Sweeney, S.
dc.contributor.author Peeling, R.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:34:37Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:34:37Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11064
dc.description.abstract Poor rural populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to diagnostic laboratories. Until recently, this has meant that they could not be screened for asymptomatic infections such as HIV or syphilis, and could only be treated syndromically when presenting with symptoms such as fever. This situation has now changed. Simple, rapid, and affordable point-of-care tests (POCTs), which do not require electricity, a laboratory, or highly trained staff, are now available and widely used for several common infections in LMICs [1]. POCTs offer an unprecedented opportunity to reduce inequalities in health, and to help LMICs achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [2].... en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseries PLoS Medicine
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject disease transmission en_US
dc.subject health care policy en_US
dc.subject Health Policy en_US
dc.subject Delivery of Health Care en_US
dc.subject HIV Infections en_US
dc.subject Human immunodeficiency virus infection en_US
dc.subject methodology en_US
dc.subject Syphilis en_US
dc.subject acquired immune deficiency syndrome en_US
dc.subject health care personnel en_US
dc.subject Infant, Newborn en_US
dc.subject newborn en_US
dc.subject quality control en_US
dc.subject outcome assessment en_US
dc.subject Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical en_US
dc.subject vertical transmission en_US
dc.subject health care delivery en_US
dc.subject Mass Screening en_US
dc.subject Prenatal Diagnosis en_US
dc.subject health care en_US
dc.subject health care quality en_US
dc.subject Health Personnel en_US
dc.subject point of care testing en_US
dc.subject Point-of-Care Systems en_US
dc.subject training en_US
dc.subject screening en_US
dc.subject Quality Assurance, Health Care en_US
dc.subject consultation en_US
dc.subject hospital information system en_US
dc.title Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: The case of syphilis en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001233
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1549-1676


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