nullnullCost Microsconull nullr tnull nullvelonullnnullWorld
nullnull the micrnullcnullpe (100null cnullncnullrdance). nully eliminating the system is reduced tnull less than null. nulle tnulltal estimated cnullt nullnull
precisinulln-aligned nullptical glass elements used in traditinullnal prnullductinulln is under null50 nullnullr nullrightldnull illuminatinulln and under
nullptical micrnullcnullpesnull the cnullt nullnull the nullrightldnull illuminatinulln null00 nullith epi-nullunullrescence illuminatinulln. nullnenullensive stains
are availanullle nullnullr imaging nullnull tunullerculnullis and malaria under
A
nullright-nullld (nulliehl-nulleelsen and nulliemsa respectively) and under
nullunullrescence (auramine null and acridine nullrangenull respectively).
nulle estimated cnullt per smear is null.07 (cnullmprised nullnull null.05 nullnullr
each glass slide and null.02 nullnullr staining chemicals).
nulle micrnullcnullpe has nulleen designed nullnullr resnullurce-limited
settings. nullperatinulln in clinics lacnulling cnullnsistent access tnull
electricity is aided nully the nullct that the scnullpe can nulle charged nully
a small snulllar mnulldule as nullell as a nullll nullutlet. nulldditinullnallynull nullnull
illuminatinulln enanullles lnullnullpnullnuller cnullnsumptinullnnull less than 1 null nullnullr
nullright-nullld imaging and nullnullr epi-nullunullrescence imaging. nullnulls
alsnull prnullvide rnull greater linulletime than cnullnventinullnal illuminatinulln
snullurces. nulln cnullnventinullnal nullunullrescence imagingnull the need nullnullr
nullrenulluent replacement nullnull mercury nullr nullennulln arc lamps incurs a
sutnull antial cnullt (estimated at nullnull00 tnull nullnull00 per year) and
renulluires ready availanullility nullnull replacement nullulnull nullnull nulln cnullntrastnull
the nenull scnullpenulls nullnull illuminatinulln has a linulletime nullnull nullver ten
B
thnullusand hnullursnull and the amnullrtinulld cnullt nullnull replacement is
enullected tnull nulle less than null per year. nulldditinullnallynull nnull alignment
nullnull cnullndenser elements is renulluired in the scnullpenulls nullright-nullld
illuminatinulln systemnull an impnullrtant advantage in the develnullping
nullnullrld nullhere there is nullnullen limited technical suppnullrt nullnullr
micrnullcnullpy. nullnullr pnullrtanullilitynull the micrnullcnullpe is cnullmpact (6null nully
7null nully 9null and lightnulleight at 6 lnull.
anull nullling nullunullrescence imaging prnullvides several nullenenulltsnull
especially nullnullr the diagnnullis nullnull tunullerculnullis. null revienull nullnull
studies cnullmparing nullunullrescence and nullright-nullld screening nullnull
tunullerculnullis nullnullund that use nullnull nullunullrescence increased sensitivity
nully an average nullnull 10null nullnull unullnull rescence imagining enanullles use
nullnull lnullnuller magninullatinullnnull nullhich reduces screening times nullnull
snull is particularly signinullant nullnullr nullvernullurdened clinics in the
develnullping nullnullrldnull nullhere technicians nullrenulluently spend less
time than recnullmmended enullmining a slide nullenullnullre declaring it
C
negativenull resulting in a high rate nullnull nulllse negatives nullnull
Conclnullions
null cnullmpactnull high-resnulllutinulln micrnullcnullpe nullith nullright-
ldnull and epi-nullunullrescence capanullilities can nulle nulluilt nullnullr less
than null00. nullreliminary testing suggests that the micrnullcnullpe
enanullles accurate and inenullensive diagnnullis nullnull tunullerculnullis and
malaria. nullield validatinulln nullnull the micrnullcnullpenull alnullng nullith testing
nullnull the diagnnullis nullnull nullther trnullpical diseasesnull nullill nulle cnullnducted
in cnullnnullunctinulln nullith partner nullrganinulltinullns in the develnullping
nullnullrld.
nullferences
nullnull null nullact nullheet null
null
94. nullevised nullanuary 2009.
nullnull null nullact nullheet null
null
104. nullevised nullarch 2007.
nullnull null nullnullnscheidnull Trans R Soc Trop Med nullynull 102 (2008) 520-521.
nullnull null null nullteingartnull null nullenrynull null nullgnull null null nullnullpenullellnull null nullamsaynull null
Fignulle null Micronullanulls tanulln nulltnull tnull ototnulle null lonullcost microsconull. nullnull
nullunninghamnull null nullrnullancnullnull null nullernullinsnull null null nullinull and null nullainull
nullasmodium nulllcinullrum nullalarial nullrasitesnull in a nullrinulleral blood smear. nullnull
nullancet nullnfect Dis 6 (2006) 570-581.
Mnullobacterium tuberculosis in a snulltum smear. nullnull Trnullanosoma brucei
nullnull null nullamnullanisnull null nullamsaynull null nullirnullnullmnull null nullatanull null null nulluevasnull nullnt
nullmbiense est null Anullican sleenullnnull sicnulless nullrasitesnull in a nullrinulleral blood
nullTunullerc nullunnullDis 11 (2007) 40-45.
smear. nullale bar nullnull nullm.
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