Community pharmacies: Key players in point-of-care diagnostics for STI screening in Africa
Our research underscores the potentially pivotal role of community pharmacies in deploying POC diagnostics for STIs and antimicrobial stewardship by decreasing unnecessary antibiotic dispensation across Africa.
Authors
- Irene Bagaya
- Matthew M. Hamill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-819X)
- Yukari Carol Manabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-5598)
- Emmanuel Mande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-8181)
- Agnes N Kiragga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0969-0699)
- Vivian Nakate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-0514)
- Rosalind M. Parkes-Ratanshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9297-1311)
- Annet A. Onzia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-1512)
- Evelyn Natuha
- Olivia Kataike
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315191
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering