Field evaluation of a prototype paper-based point-of-care fingerstick transaminase test.

Monitoring for drug-induced liver injury (DILI) via serial transaminase measurements in patients on potentially hepatotoxic medications (e.g., for HIV and tuberculosis) is routine in resource-rich nations, but often unavailable in resource-limited settings. Towards enabling universal access to affor...

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Main Authors: Nira R Pollock, Sarah McGray, Donn J Colby, Farzad Noubary, Huyen Nguyen, The Anh Nguyen, Sariah Khormaee, Sidhartha Jain, Kenneth Hawkins, Shailendra Kumar, Jason P Rolland, Patrick D Beattie, Nguyen V Chau, Vo M Quang, Cori Barfield, Kathy Tietje, Matt Steele, Bernhard H Weigl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3787037?pdf=render