Editorial
doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-11103-1.
STI point-of care tests: a call for quality-assured evaluation, implementation, innovation, and investment in future technologies
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Editorial
STI point-of care tests: a call for quality-assured evaluation, implementation, innovation, and investment in future technologies
BMC Infect Dis.
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Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Clinical evaluation; Point-of-care test; Quality assurance; Sexually transmitted infection.
Conflict of interest statement
Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: DAL: External consultancy for Glaxo Smith Kline (gonorrhoea treatment); MML: None; FN: None; TS: Member of the Abbott’s Scientific Advisory Board (STIs); TW: None.
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