Establishing an enteric bacteria reference laboratory in Sierra Leone.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 8(7): 933-41, 2014 Jun 09.
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| ID: mdl-25022309
ABSTRACT
In 2012, Sierra Leone experienced its worst cholera outbreak in over 15 years affecting 12 of the country's 13 districts. With limited diagnostic capability, particularly in bacterial culture, the cholera outbreak was initially confirmed by microbiological testing of clinical specimens outside of Sierra Leone. During 2012 - 2013, in direct response to the lack of diagnostic microbiology facilities, and to assist in investigating and monitoring the cholera outbreak, diagnostic and reference services were established in Sierra Leone at the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory focusing specifically on isolating and identifying Vibrio cholerae and other enteric bacterial pathogens. Sierra Leone is now capable of confirming cholera cases by reference laboratory testing.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
Problema de salud:
1_surtos_doencas_emergencias
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2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_cholera
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3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Cólera
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Enterobacteriaceae
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Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae
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Laboratorios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dev Ctries
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido