A smartphone dongle for diagnosis of infectious diseases at the point of care

• DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa0056
• Publication Date: 2015-02-04T19:15:12Z
• Authors: Tassaneewan Laksa...; Tiffany W. Guo; Samiksha Nayak; Archana A. Sridhara; Shi Xie; Owolabi O. Olowoo...; Paolo Cadinu; Fanxing Meng; Natalie H. Chee; Jiyoon Kim; Curtis D. Chin; Elisaphane Munyazesa; Placidie Mugwaneza; Alex J. Rai; Veronicah Mugisha; Arnold R. Castro; David Steinmiller; Vincent Linder; Jessica E. Justman; Sabin Nsanzimana; Samuel K. Sia
• Keywords: Immunoassay; Point-of-Care Systems; Rwanda; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Equipment Design; 02 engineering and technology; Communicable Diseases; Sensitivity and Specificity; 3. Good health; Electric Power Supplies; Patient Satisfaction; Health Care Surveys; Humans; 0210 nano-technology; Cell Phone

A smartphone accessory can perform a point-of-care test that simultaneously detects three infectious disease markers from fingerprick whole blood in 15 min, as operated by health care workers trained on a software app.