title: The Present and Future of Low-Cost Diagnostics: A new class of portable, easy-to-use products is increasing access to health care around the world, yet challenges remain.
abstract: Imagine you?re in a rural health clinic in a Kenyan village. A child comes in with a fever. It could be any one of a number of life-threatening infectious diseases. There?s no refrigeration, no access to sophisticated laboratory equipment, and no highly trained personnel. How do you go about diagnosing and treating this child?
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic