It will allow healthcare workers in remote rural areas to deliver effective drug treatments to counter resistance more quickly, potentially saving lives. Optimising individual treatments for patients (personalizing treatment) Assessing the epidemiology of drug resistance in malaria endemic areas(identifying emerging drug resistance in real-time) Assessing population impacts of anti-malarial interventions
Author: Garrett
Biomimetic approaches
The device – the size and shape of a mobile phone – will use a range of latest proven nanotechnologies to rapidly analyse the parasite DNA from a blood sample. It will then provide a malaria diagnosis and comprehensive screening for drug susceptibility in less than 20 minutes, while the patient waits. With immediately available… Continue reading