The Point-of-Care Laboratory in Clinical Microbiology #MMPMID27029593
Drancourt M; Michel-Lepage A; Boyer S; Raoult D
Clin Microbiol Rev 2016[Jul]; 29 (3): 429-47 PMID27029593show ga
Point-of-care (POC) laboratories that deliver rapid diagnoses of infectious diseases were invented to balance the centralization of core laboratories. POC laboratories operate 24 h a day and 7 days a week to provide diagnoses within 2 h, largely based on immunochromatography and real-time PCR tests. In our experience, these tests are conveniently combined into syndrome-based kits that facilitate sampling, including self-sampling and test operations, as POC laboratories can be operated by trained operators who are not necessarily biologists. POC laboratories are a way of easily providing clinical microbiology testing for populations distant from laboratories in developing and developed countries and on ships. Modern Internet connections enable support from core laboratories. The cost-effectiveness of POC laboratories has been established for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections in both developed and developing countries.
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Clin+Microbiol+Rev 2016 ; 29 (3): 429-47
