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MITS 101
From best practices to standardized procedures, we've compiled a list of must-have resources on the Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling technique.
About The Alliance
With more accurate data about causes of death, governments and health institutions can better plan and prioritize efforts to improve health outcomes.
A relatively simple technique called Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling, or MITS, can help provide important data about potential causes of death, similar to the information obtained with a complete autopsy.
The MITS Surveillance Alliance aims to improve cause of death ascertainment through the expansion of the use of MITS globally. We facilitate the use of MITS by interested institutions and researchers and help grow the network of partners using pathology-based surveillance in various populations, geographies, and contexts.
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News
Apply to Join the CHAMPS Network
CHAMPS is growing. We are accepting applications for a new CHAMPS site to be located in Nigeria, Pakistan, or Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first phase of the application process is the completion of the CHAMPS Site Assessment Survey. The completed survey is due Friday, September 10, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. EDT.
MITS at TropMed 2020 Conference
Congratulations to our MITS Alliance partners on the important research being conducted that will be presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) 2020 conference.
All will be presented through an ePoster platform during poster sessions on Monday, November 16, Tuesday, November 17, and Wednesday, November 18. In addition to posters by our partners in the CHAMPS Network, here is a listing of MITS partner posters at the conference.
CHAMPS findings published in Lancet Global Health
Findings from a multi-site analysis of CHAMPS cases were published in The Lancet Global Health. "Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study" highlights the value of CHAMPS' laboratory and diagnostic approaches, namely minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), in identifying specific causes of stillbirth and child death in Africa and Asia. Link to publication
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Recent Alliance Member Publications
Ultrasound-Guided Minimally Invasive Autopsy of Respiratory Muscles as a Safe and Cost-Effective Technique in COVID-19 Pandemic Era
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Post‐mortem biopsy of a patient with late exacerbation of COVID‐19 pneumonia
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Disseminated cryptococcosis in a deceased with HIV-1 diagnosed by minimally invasive tissue sampling technique
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What We Do
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We help scale up the use of MITS globally by supporting a growing network of members to use pathology-based surveillance in various populations, geographies, and contexts.