AnemoCheck-LRS: an optimized, color-based point-of-care test to identify severe anemia in limited-resource settings

AnemoCheck-LRS: an optimized, color-based point-of-care test to identify severe anemia in limited-resource settings

Abstract Background Severe anemia is common and frequently fatal for hospitalized patients in limited-resource settings. Lack of access to low-cost, accurate, and rapid diagnosis of anemia impedes the delivery of life-saving care and appropriate use of the limited blood supply. The WHO Haemoglobin C...

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Main Authors: Marina S. Perez-Plazola, Erika A. Tyburski, Luke R. Smart, Thad A. Howard, Amanda Pfeiffer, Russell E. Ware, Wilbur A. Lam, Patrick T. McGann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Point-of-care diagnostics
Global health
Anemia
Hematology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01793-6

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