Reducing the burden of sexually transmitted infections in resource-limited settings: the role of improved diagnostics

Nature. 2006 Nov 23:444 Suppl 1:59-72. doi: 10.1038/nature05447.

Authors

Julia E Aledort¹, Allan Ronald, Maria E Rafael, Federico Girosi, Peter Vickerman, Sylvie M Le Blancq, Alan Landay, King Holmes, Renee Ridzon, Nicholas Hellmann, Molly V Shea, Rosanna W Peeling

Affiliation

¹ RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, California 90407-2138, USA.

PMID: 17159895
DOI: 10.1038/nature05447

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques
Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
Cost of Illness
Decision Trees
Developing Countries*
Diagnostic Services*
Global Health*
Gonorrhea / diagnosis
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
Syphilis / diagnosis