Tuberculosis
Studies from J.A. Blaya and co-researchers update current data on tuberculosis
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 11th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients in resource-poor settings experience large delays in starting appropriate treatment and may not be monitored appropriately due to an overburdened laboratory system, delays in communication of results, and missing or error-prone laboratory data. The objective of this paper is to describe an electronic laboratory information system implemented to alleviate these problems and its expanding use by the Peruvian public sector, as well as examine the broader issues of implementing such systems in resource-poor settings."
"A web-based laboratory information system '' e-Chasqui'' has been...
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