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Combine artificial intelligence, chest X-ray and antigen-based diagnostic tests to enable and improve diagnosis of COVID-19 patients in low-income settings

  • Funded by Botnar Research Centre for Child Health
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    Botnar Research Centre for Child Health

  • Principal Investigator

    Klaus Reither

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

In a project to be carried out in Lesotho, Dr Klaus Reither (Swiss TPH) and his team will combine artificial intelligence, chest X-ray and antigen-based diagnostic tests to enable and improve diagnosis of COVID-19 patients in low-income settings. This project will be carried out in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics (FIND).