Laboratory capacity building in Asia for infectious disease research: experiences from the South East Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN)

Heiman F L Wertheim; Pilaipan Puthavathana; Ngoc My Nghiem; H Rogier van Doorn; Trung Vu Nguyen; Hung Viet Pham; Decy Subekti; Syahrial Harun; Suhud Malik; Janet Robinson; Motiur Rahman; Walter Taylor; Niklas Lindegardh; Steve Wignall; Jeremy J Farrar; Menno D de Jong

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000231

Laboratory capacity building in Asia for infectious disease research: experiences from the South East Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN)

PLoS Med. 2010 Apr 6;7(4):e1000231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000231.

Authors

Heiman F L Wertheim¹, Pilaipan Puthavathana, Ngoc My Nghiem, H Rogier van Doorn, Trung Vu Nguyen, Hung Viet Pham, Decy Subekti, Syahrial Harun, Suhud Malik, Janet Robinson, Motiur Rahman, Walter Taylor, Niklas Lindegardh, Steve Wignall, Jeremy J Farrar, Menno D de Jong

Affiliation

¹ South East Asia Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network, National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam. [email protected]

Abstract

Heiman Wertheim and colleagues discuss a network that aims to improve infectious disease management through integrated, collaborative clinical research in South East Asia.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asia
Asia, Southeastern
Capacity Building / statistics & numerical data*
Communicable Diseases*
Geography
Humans
Laboratories / organization & administration
Laboratories / statistics & numerical data*
Research / organization & administration
Research / statistics & numerical data

Grants and funding

WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom