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Review

Managing and monitoring tuberculosis using web-based tools in combination with traditional approaches

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Pages 465-473 | Published online: 21 Nov 2013
 

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health emergency. Ongoing challenges include the coordination of national and international control programs, high levels of drug resistance in many parts of the world, and availability of accurate and rapid diagnostic tests. The increasing availability and reliability of Internet access throughout both affluent and resource-limited countries brings new opportunities to improve TB management and control through the integration of web-based technologies with traditional approaches. In this review, we explore current and potential future use of web-based tools in the areas of TB diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, service monitoring, and teaching and training.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.