SELF-HELP LABORATORY IN AN AFRICAN HOSPITAL

Key words: Africa, Laboratory, Steathorrhea, ESR, CRP, Mantoux, Urinalysis

Report of a field experience in an african hospital, where feasibility and usefulness of very simple laboratory tests (ESR, CRP, Mantoux, Urinalysis by dipstix) were evaluated. All laboratory examinations proved to be feasible and useful for case-management