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Cost-Effectiveness of Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Tests for Respiratory Tract Infection in Primary Care in England [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction Despite recommendations that general practitioners (GPs) delay antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs), antibiotic prescriptions in primary care in England increased by 4.1% from 2010 to 2013.
Hunter, R, Rachael Hunter
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Costs of Point-of-Care Viral Load Testing for Adults and Children Living with HIV in Kenya

, 2021
Background: The number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in need of treatment monitoring in low-and-middle-income countries is rapidly expanding, straining existing laboratory capacity.
Rena Patel, Nancy Bowen, James Wagude, Michelle Ann Bulterys, Frederick Oluoch, Leonard Kingwara, Lisa Abuogi, Evelyn Brown, Enericah Karauki, Patrick Oyaro, Anjuli D. Wagner, Susan Njogo, Irene Mukui, Monisha Sharma, Nashon Yongo   +14 more
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Geospatial Science and Point-of-Care Testing: Creating Solutions for Population Access, Emergencies, Outbreaks, and Disasters

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Objectives: (a) To understand how to integrate geospatial concepts when implementing point-of-care testing (POCT); (b) to facilitate emergency, outbreak, and disaster preparedness and emergency management in healthcare small-world networks; (c) to ...
Gerald J. Kost, Gerald J. Kost
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Integrating Competence Assessment, Internal Quality Control, and External Quality Assurance in a Large Point-of-Care Testing Network

, 2020
Point-of-care testing is widespread and requires a different form of quality control and quality assurance model to conventional laboratory testing because the types of error that occur are different. In many situations, the point-of-care instruments and
Martin, Cameron, StJohn, Andrew, Badrick, Tony   +2 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 ...
Daniel, Dalcin, Isaac I, Bogoch
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Expanding the boundaries of point of care testing

, 2020
Point of care (POC) or ‘near patient’ testing refers to testing and reporting at the site of patient care, usually by non-laboratory or where applicable by non-imaging personnel. Although now a growth industry, the POC concept is not new.
Morgan, TJ, Thomas J. Morgan, Anstey, CM, Christopher M. Anstey   +3 more
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Trends in Multiplex Immunoassays for In Vitro Diagnostics and Point-of-Care Testing

, 2021
The tremendous advances in multiplex immunoassays (MIAs) are leading to novel in vitro diagnostics (IVD) and point-of-care testing (POCT) [...
Sandeep Kumar Vashist
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Concordance of three point of care testing devices with clinical chemistry laboratory standard assays and patient-reported outcomes of blood sampling methods

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2022
Background Point of care testing (POCT) devices have been developed to facilitate immediate results with the potential to aid screening for new disease and enable patients to self-monitor their disease.
Z. Yonel, K. Kuningas, P. Sharma, M. Dutton, Z. Jalal, P. Cockwell, J. Webber, P. Narendran, T. Dietrich, I. L. C. Chapple   +9 more
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Patient Preferences for Point-of-Care Testing: Survey Validation and Results

, 2020
Background: Studies of current opinion of our community members for the characteristics, mode, and location of use, use cases, and overall enthusiasm for point-of-care testing (POCT) diagnosis and management tools are needed. Study design and methods:
McManus, David D, Dunlap, Denise, DiMezza, Danielle, Teebagy, Sean, Buchholz, Bryan, Hafer, Nathaniel, Lilly, Craig M, Ensom, Emily   +7 more
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Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases Based on Class 2 CRISPR/Cas Technology

, 2023
The early detection of infectious diseases and microorganisms is critical for effective disease treatment, control, and prevention. Currently, nucleic acid testing and antigen–antibody serum reaction are the two methods most commonly used for the ...
Shao-Cheng Wang, Yuan-Chuan Chen, Shiu-Jau Chen, Chung-I Rai   +3 more
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