The feasibility of novel point-of-care diagnostics for febrile illnesses at health centres in Southeast Asia: a mixed-methods study.

Fidelis Jacklyn AdellaMoul VannaBipin AdhikariSam OlRupam TripuraChan DavoeungJames J CalleryYok SovannArjun ChandnaVoeunrung BunrethCarina AsnongLorenz von SeidleinArjen M DondorpRichard J MaudeYoel LubellBridget WillsDysoley LekThomas J Peto

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)

Deployment of new point-of-care tests to health centres could be feasible and acceptable if they are user-friendly, selected for locally circulating pathogens and are accompanied by disease-specific education and simple management algorithms.

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