Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis
Joint Authors
Mugasa, Claire Mack
Ndungu, Joseph Mathu
Kazibwe, Anne Juliet
Njiru, Zablon Kithingi
Matovu, Enock
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Human African trypanosomiasis is a debilitating disease prevalent in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Control of this disease almost exclusively relies on chemotherapy that should be driven by accurate diagnosis, given the unacceptable toxicity of the few available drugs.
Unfortunately, the available diagnostics are characterised by low sensitivities due to the inherent low parasitaemia in natural infections.
Demonstration of the trypanosomes in body fluids, which is a prerequisite before treatment, often follows complex algorithms.
In this paper, we review the available diagnostics and explore recent advances towards development of novel point-of-care diagnostic tests.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Matovu, Enock& Kazibwe, Anne Juliet& Mugasa, Claire Mack& Ndungu, Joseph Mathu& Njiru, Zablon Kithingi. 2012. Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464138
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Matovu, Enock…[et al.]. Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464138
American Medical Association (AMA)
Matovu, Enock& Kazibwe, Anne Juliet& Mugasa, Claire Mack& Ndungu, Joseph Mathu& Njiru, Zablon Kithingi. Towards Point-of-Care Diagnostic and Staging Tools for Human African Trypanosomiaisis. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464138
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464138