Quality Error Rates in Point-of-Care Testing

Quality error rates in point-of-care testing.

BACKGROUND Although a theoretical consideration suggests that point-of-care testing (POCT) might be uniquely vulnerable to error, little information is available on the quality error rate associated with POCT. Such information would help inform risk/benefit analyses when one considers the introduction of POCT. METHODS This study included 1 nonacute and 2 acute hospital sites. The 2 acute site...

Quality Error Rates in Point-of-Care Testing

Point-of-care testing (POCT) represents one of the fastest growing segments of the diagnostics market. Although major advances have been made in the instrumentation and methods used for POCT, further development and enhancements appear to be necessary to meet the challenges presented by the difficult testing environments in which these devices are used. In addition, the varied experience and tr...

Point of Care Testing Error in the ICU

Quality assurance for point-of-care testing in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe was one of the sub-Saharan countries most severely affected by HIV and AIDS. The first AIDS case was reported in 1985. HIV prevalence increased sharply from 1985 to the mid-90s, peaking at 27.7% in 1997; thereafter, it started to decline (Figure 1).1 According to the National AIDS Council, HIV prevalence was estimated to be 15.0% as of the end of 2014.2 Zimbabwe has a population of 15....

Quality assurance for point-of-care testing: Ethiopia’s experience

In 2015, there were an estimated 729 517 people living with HIV in Ethiopia, including 95 094 children (aged 0–14 years), according to the 2015 Estimation and Projection Package/Spectrum modelling. HIV prevalence at the national level is 4.2% among urban populations and 0.6% rural populations; by gender, HIV prevalence is 1.52% among women and 1.0% among men.1 The HIV epidemic in Ethiopia is pr...