Point of Care Testing for Infectious Disease in Europe: A Scoping Review and Survey Study

• Main Authors: Lucy Hocking (Author), Jenny George (Author), Eeva K. Broberg (Author), Marc J. Struelens (Author), Katrin C. Leitmeyer (Author), Advait Deshpande (Author), Sarah Parkinson (Author), Joe Francombe (Author), Katherine I. Morley (Author), Helena de Carvalho Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Point of care testing (POCT) for infectious diseases is testing conducted near the patient. It allows clinicians to offer the most appropriate treatment more quickly. As POCT devices have increased in accuracy and become more cost-effective, their use has grown, but a systematic assessme...