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SUBMITTER: Long J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7173883 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Long Joanna J Parker Helen E HE Ehrlich Katjana K Tanner Michael G MG Dhaliwal Kevin K Mills Bethany B
Biomedical optics express 20200309 4
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Rapid diagnosis of infections in LMICs presents many challenges, especially in rural areas where access to health care, including diagnostics, is poor. Microscopy is one of the most commonly used platforms to diagnose bacterial infections on clinical samples. Fluorescence microscopy has high sensitivity and specificity but to date is mostly performed within a laboratory setting due to ...[more]