Progress towards improved tuberculosis diagnostics for developing countries

Launched at the World Health Assembly in 2003, with initial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, FIND works closely with WHO and other public-sector agencies to fulfil its mission to accelerate the development, assessment, and appropriate use of high-quality yet affordable diagnostic...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2006-03, Vol.367 (9514), p.942-943
Main Authors: Perkins, Mark D, Roscigno, Giorgio, Zumla, Alimuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Confidence intervals
Developing Countries
Disease transmission
General aspects
HIV
Human bacterial diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious diseases
LDCs
Medical sciences
Microscopy
Microscopy - methods
Microscopy - trends
Mortality
Public health
Quality standards
Radiography
Reproducibility of Results
Technological change
Testing
Tests
Time Factors
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Summary:Launched at the World Health Assembly in 2003, with initial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, FIND works closely with WHO and other public-sector agencies to fulfil its mission to accelerate the development, assessment, and appropriate use of high-quality yet affordable diagnostic methods for infectious diseases in developing countries. Results from trials of tuberculosis serology tests indicate the degree to which performance data provided by the manufacturer can be misleading.9 A Diagnostics Evaluation Expert Panel, convened by WHO/TDR and FIND, is developing guidelines for the performance of diagnostic trials for tuberculosis and other diseases that are intended to establish quality standards for clinical testing.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68386-4