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- Title
Troubles with Diagnostic Tests: Observations from a Clinic in Tanzania.
- Authors
Kolarski, Mirko Manojlovic
- Abstract
The article examines the reliability and condition of the diagnostic tests based on a clinic in Tanzania. It notes the importance of diagnostic tests as a critical part of clinical medicine. It mentions the condition called schistosomiasis which has a unique pathogenesis with multiple clinical stages. According to the author, low sensitivity tests result to missed opportunities to treat disorders during their early stages before patients develop chronic complications.
- Subjects
SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ROUTINE diagnostic tests; CLINICAL medicine; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; DISEASE complications
- Publication
UBC Medical Journal, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1920-7425
- Publication type
Article