(3 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
#myContent *{ | #myContent *{ | ||
− | color: # | + | color: #444444; |
} | } | ||
Line 68: | Line 68: | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr><td colspan=6 align=left valign=center> | <tr><td colspan=6 align=left valign=center> | ||
− | <font size=7 color=#51a7f9><b style="color: #51a7f9">Interview with Dr. De La Tour</b></font> | + | <font size=7 color=#51a7f9><b style="color: #51a7f9">Interview with Dr. Roberto De La Tour</b></font> |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
Line 93: | Line 93: | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Are you familiar with the CRISPR/Cas system?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: Just in the publication you kindly sent | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">How trustworthy are home diagnostic tests like pregnancy in your opinion?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: If they are independently evaluated, validated by governing bodies like WHO PQ, and used correctly (good box inserts), then they are fine. We are piloting in Swaziland self-tests for HIV using OraQuick by OraSure. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Do you use diagnosis devices at home to determine a disease’s causative pathogen?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: Only the pilot in Swaziland for HIV. See above. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Would you recommend the usage of a diagnostic device at home instead of seeing a GP (not at all/in certain cases/yes)?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: In certain cases | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Do you think people would be comfortable using a home diagnostic device for bacterial/viral infections?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: I am not sure. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Which price range (per test) would you consider desirable for the use of such a diagnostic device for your work in developing countries?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: It should cost around 1 USD. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr><td colspan=6 align=center valign=center> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | <b class="interviewQuestion">Which advantages would you expect from such a test?</b> <br><br> | ||
+ | <i>Dr. De La Tour</i>: Reach for populations that do not come to the clinic | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr><td class="no-padding" colspan=6 align=right valign=center height=10> | <tr><td class="no-padding" colspan=6 align=right valign=center height=10> |
Latest revision as of 20:42, 1 November 2017