Can the power of mobile phones be used to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in developing countries?
Can the power of mobile phones be used to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in developing countries?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.10.015
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Moore, David A. J.
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作者：
Zimic, Mirko;Coronel, Jorge;Moore, David A. J.
低成本的显微镜观察药物敏感性（MODS）检测是一种非专有的测试，可快速准确地诊断结核病（TB）和耐多药结核病。虽然方法简单，但在缺乏经过平板阅读培训的人员的孤立环境中实施具有挑战性。解决这一不足的一个负担得起的策略是使用移动的电话，首先将倒置显微镜捕获的图像传输到远程站点，在那里由受过训练的人员进行模式识别，其次接收这种分析的结果输出。这种系统可用于通过远程学习培训实验室人员，解决可疑的外观和质量保证。(C)2008年皇家热带医学和卫生学会。由爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
The low-cost Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) assay is a non-proprietary test that delivers rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB. Although methodologically straightforward, implementation is challenging in isolated settings where personnel trained in plate reading are lacking. One affordable strategy to address this shortfall is the use of mobile phones, first to transmit images captured by an inverted microscope to a remote site where pattern recognition is performed by trained personnel, and second to receive the resulting output of this analysis. Such a system could be used for training of laboratory personnel through distance learning, resolution of equivocal appearances and quality assurance. (C) 2008 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.