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Excellence in sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnostics: recognition of past successes and strategies for the future.
Title | Excellence in sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnostics: recognition of past successes and strategies for the future. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Ronald, A, Kuypers, J, Lukehart, SA, Peeling, RW, Pope, V |
Journal | Sex Transm Infect |
Volume | 82 Suppl 5 |
Pagination | v47-52 |
Date Published | 2006 Dec |
ISSN | 1368-4973 |
Keywords | Forecasting, Humans, Point-of-Care Systems, Review Literature as Topic, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Venereology |
Abstract | Diagnostic advances do not generally receive the recognition given to prevention and treatment contributions, for the control and management of infectious diseases including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In order to identify seminal diagnostic contributions over a half century (1950-2000), the Editorial Board of the WHO Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics Initiative (SDI) Publication Review or "electronic journal club" were asked to nominate their choices of peer-reviewed publications for special recognition. From 43 nominations, 13 were voted by a panel of 25 "experts" as having made the most significant contributions. The 1964 article by Thayer and Martin, which identified a selective media for gonococcal culture, was chosen unanimously by all panel members and is identified as the classic STI diagnostic article for this era. |
DOI | 10.1136/sti.2006.023911 |
Alternate Journal | Sex Transm Infect |
PubMed ID | 17135329 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2563908 |