How do you get the Rose Bengal Test at the point-of-care to diagnose brucellosis in Africa? The importance of a systems approach
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- 作者：Marie J. Ducrotoy ; marie.ducrotoy@gmail.com ; Kevin L. Bardosh
- 关键词：Brucellosis ; Africa ; Rose Bengal test ; Serology ; Diagnostics ; Human ; Animals ; System's approach
- 刊名：Acta Tropica
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：165
- 期：Complete
- 页码：33-39
- 全文大小：637 K
- 卷排序：165
文摘
Brucellosis is a major neglected zoonotic disease. The brucellosis toolbox contains a wide range of direct and indirect diagnostic tests. RBT stands out as an efficient, practical and cheap test adapted for Africa. Solving the issue of under-diagnosis requires a social science or system’s approach.