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

Julia E. Aledort (), Allan Ronald, Maria E. Rafael, Federico Girosi, Peter Vickerman, Sylvie M. Le Blancq, Alan Landay, King Holmes, Renee Ridzon, Nicholas Hellmann, Molly V. Shea and Rosanna W. Peeling
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Julia E. Aledort: RAND Corporation
Allan Ronald: University of Manitoba
Maria E. Rafael: RAND Corporation
Federico Girosi: RAND Corporation
Peter Vickerman: Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Sylvie M. Le Blancq: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Alan Landay: Rush University Medical Center
King Holmes: Center for AIDS and STDs, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Renee Ridzon: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nicholas Hellmann: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Molly V. Shea: RAND Corporation
Rosanna W. Peeling: World Health Organization

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 1, 59-72

Abstract: There is a great need for improved diagnosis of curable bacterial sexually transmitted infections among women in developing countries. We found that wider access to new diagnostic tests has a greater overall impact on health outcomes than improvements in test sensitivity or specificity.

Date: 2006
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