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Cavity Resonance Sensor with Disposable Analyte Container for Point of Care Testing [PDF]

, 2016
The use of phononic crystals and resonant structures as sensing platforms paves the way to the development of new biomedical technologies. An acoustic sensor with a resonant cavity and a disposable element was investigated in this paper.
Kyriacou, P. A., Lucklum, R., Torres Villa, R., Villa-Arango, S.   +3 more
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Point-of-care testing in the cardiovascular operating theatre [PDF]

, 2017
Point-of-care testing (POCT) remains under scrutiny by healthcare professionals because of its ill-tried, young history. POCT methods are being developed by a few major equipment companies based on rapid progress in informatics and nanotechnology. Issues
Carrel, Thierry, Gygax, Erich, Nydegger, Urs E.   +2 more
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Admission Point-of-Care Testing for the Clinical Care of Children with Cerebral Malaria

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Point-of-care testing (PoCT), an alternative to laboratory-based testing, may be useful in the clinical care of critically ill children in resource-limited settings.
David Wichman, Geoffrey Guenther, Nthambose M. Simango, Mengxin Yu, Dylan Small, Olivia D. Findorff, Nathaniel O. Amoah, Rohini Dasan, Karl B. Seydel, Douglas G. Postels, Nicole F. O’Brien   +10 more
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Implementation and Operational Research: The Effectiveness of Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing for Children in Harare, Zimbabwe. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: HIV testing is the entry point to access HIV care. For HIV-infected children who survive infancy undiagnosed, diagnosis usually occurs on presentation to health care services.
Bandason, Tsitsi, Dauya, Ethel, Ferrand, Rashida Abbas, Kidia, Khameer, Kranzer, Katharina, Meghji, Jamilah, Mujuru, Hilda, Mungofa, Stanley, Ncube, Getrude   +8 more
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Comparative evaluation of HbA1c in point-of-care testing (POCT) devices: enzymatic and immunoassay methods compared to ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography (IE-HPLC)

Medicinski Glasnik
Aim To evaluate 3 point-of-care testing (POCT) devices in testing HbA1c: the Simplex TASTM101 (Tascom Co. Ltd., South Korea), which utilizes an enzymatic method, and two immunoassay-based devices, the Zybio Q8 Pro and Zybio EXR 110 (Zybio Inc., China ...
Windradini Rahvian Aridama, Ferdy Royland Marpaung, Yessy Puspitasari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cost-effectiveness of upfront point-of-care testing in the emergency department: a secondary analysis of a randomised, controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Time-saving is constantly sought after in the Emergency Department (ED), and Point-of-Care (POC) testing has been shown to be an effective time-saving intervention.
Lara Nicole Goldstein, Mike Wells, Craig Vincent-Lambert   +2 more
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Evaluation of a training program for device operators in the Australian Government's Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial: issues and implications for rural and remote practices [PDF]

, 2009
From September 2005 to February 2007 the Australian Government funded the Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in General Practice Trial, a multi-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and ...
Bubner, Tanya, Gialamas, Angela, Laurence, Caroline O, Mazzachi, Beryl C, Shephard, Anne Kathryn, Shephard, Mark Douglas, Watkinson, Les   +6 more
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Investigation of the Agreement between Glucose Meters Used for Glucose Measurement and Central Laboratory Measurements

Ahi Evran Medical Journal
Purpose: Blood glucose measurement is of great importance in preventing complications and reducing mortality and morbidity for several diseases. Glucometers are used by any healthcare professionals.
Esra Yılmaz , Medeni Arpa, Bayram Şen, Mehmet Çingirt   +3 more
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Point of Care Technology for Underserved Populations [PDF]

, 2017
Point of Care technology is an emerging healthcare field. This technology allows for rapid, inexpensive, on-site testing for otherwise lengthy and costly laboratory tests. Leading infectious diseases can be tested immediately in non-invasive ways similar
Maloney, Anna
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Strategies to Accelerate HIV Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation After HIV Diagnosis: A Randomized Trial. [PDF]

, 2017
: Determine the effectiveness of strategies to increase linkage to care after testing HIV positive at mobile HIV testing in South Africa. : Unmasked randomized controlled trial.
Charalambous, S, Churchyard, GJ, Dowdy, DW, Fielding, KL, Ginindza, S, Hoffmann, CJ, Kubeka, G, Mabuto, T   +7 more
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