Avtor/Urednik		Poljak, Mario; Šterbenc, Anja
Naslov		Use of drones in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 25, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2019
Obseg		str. str.
ISSN		1198-743X - Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Background Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles are autonomous or remotely controlled multipurpose aerial vehicles driven by aerodynamic forces and capable of carrying a payload. Whereas initially used exclusively for military purposes, the use of drones has gradually spread into other areas. Given their great flexibility and favourable costs, the use of drones has also been piloted in various healthcare settings. Objectives We briefly summarize current knowledge regarding the use of drones in healthcare, focusing on infectious diseases and/or microbiology when applicable. Sources Information was sought through PubMed and extracted from peer-reviewed literature published between January 2010 and August 2019 and from reliable online news sources. The search terms 'drones', 'unmanned aerial vehicles', 'microbiology' and 'medicine' were used. Content Peer-reviewed literature on the use of drones in healthcare has steadily increased in recent years. Drones have been successfully evaluated in various pilot programmes and are already implemented in some settings for transporting samples and delivering blood, vaccines, medicines, organs, life-saving medical supplies and equipment. In addition, a promising proof-of-concept 'lab-on-a-drone' was recently presented, as well as several pilot studies showing the benefits of drone use in surveillance and epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Proste vsebinske oznake		mobile microbiology drones portable instruments mobilna mikrobiologija droni prenosni instrumenti