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Point-of-care testing for disasters: needs assessment, strategic planning, and future design. [PDF]
, 2009 Objective evidence-based national surveys serve as a first step in identifying suitable point-of-care device designs, effective test clusters, and environmental operating conditions.
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Health Economic Evidence of Point-of-Care Testing: A Systematic Review
PharmacoEconomics - Open, 2021 Objective Point-of-care testing (POCT) has become an essential diagnostic technology for optimal patient care. Its implementation, however, still falls behind. This paper reviews the available evidence on the health economic impact of introducing POCT to
D. Lingervelder +3 more
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Point-of-care testing for HIV [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 Point-of-care testing for HIV, in which finger-prick blood or saliva samples are analyzed, provides preliminary results at the same patient encounter that testing is performed. It is useful in settings where patients may have challenges attending subsequent appointments or when a rapid HIV ...
Isaac I. Bogoch, Daniel Dalcin
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Biomarkers for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Sepsis
Micromachines, 2020 Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. In 2017, almost 50 million cases of sepsis were recorded worldwide and 11 million sepsis-related deaths were reported. Therefore, sepsis is the
Andrew Teggert +2 more
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Narrative review of primary care point-of-care testing (POCT) and antibacterial use in respiratory tract infection (RTI) [PDF]
, 2015 Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem and is being addressed through national strategies to improve diagnostics, develop new antimicrobials and promote antimicrobial stewardship. A narrative review of the literature was undertaken to ascertain the
Butler, Christopher +7 more
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POCUS - Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Advanced Physical Examination
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020 N/a.
Jonathan Dos Santos +1 more
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Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnostics and Screening in the Era of Point-of-Care Laboratory Testing. [PDF]
, 2019 Over the past ten years, standard diagnostics for cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected persons have evolved from culture to India ink to detection of cryptococcal antigen (CrAg), with the recent development and distribution of a point-of-care lateral ...
Beyene, T +5 more
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Understanding Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Point-of-Care Testing
Diagnostics, 2022 Point-of-care testing (POCT) is an emerging technology that provides crucial assistance in delivering healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the accelerated importance of POCT technology due to its in-home accessibility.
Sean Teebagy +9 more
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Regular review: Point of care testing
BMJ, 2001 Point of care testing, otherwise referred to as near patient, bedside, or extra laboratory testing, is not new. Many of the early “diagnostic tests” were first done at the bedside—for example, urine testing. Over the past few years, however, analytical systems have been developed that enable a wide range of tests to be done quickly and simply without ...
Christopher P. Price +1 more
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DiagnosticsIn April 2020, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 Point-of-Care (POC) Testing Program was initiated to improve access to rapid molecular-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in First Nations communities.
Susan J. Matthews +14 more
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