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Implementation of HIV and Tuberculosis Diagnostics: The Importance of Context
- Source :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61:S119-S125
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Novel diagnostics have been widely applied across human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis prevention and treatment programs. To achieve the greatest impact HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic programs must carefully plan and implement within the context of a specific healthcare system and the laboratory capacity. METHODS: A workshop was convened in Cape Town in September 2014. Participants included experts from laboratory and clinical practices officials from ministries of health and representatives from industry. RESULTS: The article summarizes best practices challenges and lessons learned from implementation experiences across sub-Saharan Africa for (1) building laboratory programs within the context of a healthcare system; (2) utilizing experience of clinicians and healthcare partners in planning and implementing the right diagnostic; and (3) evaluating the effects of new diagnostics on the healthcare system and on patient health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The successful implementation of HIV and tuberculosis diagnostics in resource-limited settings relies on careful consideration of each specific context. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Tuberculosis
Point-of-Care Systems
Best practice
Developing country
HIV Infections
Context (language use)
Public domain
South Africa
Health care
medicine
Humans
Advances in Tuberculosis Research: A Blueprint for Opportunities
Medical education
Government
business.industry
Benchmarking
medicine.disease
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Health Resources
Laboratories
business
Delivery of Health Care
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15376591 and 10584838
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2e2afe1a256b544521244f782a60a021