Biosensors as rapid diagnostic tests for tropical diseases

摘要: Effective diagnosis of infectious pathogens is essential for disease identification and subsequent adequate treatment, to prevent drug resistance adopt suitable public health interventions the prevention control epidemic outbreaks. Particular situations under which medical diagnostics operate in tropical environments make use new easy-to-use diagnostic tools preferred (or even unique) option. These tests devices, usually based on biosensing methods, are being increasingly exploited as promising alternatives classical, “heavy” lab instrumentation clinical diagnosis, allowing simple, inexpensive point-of-care testing. However, many developing countries lack accessibility affordability commercial remains a major cause high burden such regions. We present comprehensive overview about problems conventional pathologies regions, while pointing out m...