@article{Dickson_E-2020_5889,
title = {Do point-of-care tests (POCTs) offer a new paradigm for the management of patients with influenza?},
author = {Dickson, E. and Zambon, M. and Pebody, R. and de Lusignan, S. and Elliot, A. and Ellis, J. and Lackenby, A. and Smith, G. and McMenamin, J.},
month = {nov},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Although point-of-care tests (POCTs) for influenza have been available for 20 years, the implementation of this technology in the United Kingdom (UK) has been slow due to problems with the sensitivity of the tests and how to integrate them into the care pathways. However, with the more recent expansion of the second generation nucleic acid amplification POC technologies, with improved sensitivity to the comparable ‘gold standard’ PCR laboratory tests, the implementation of these has become more acceptable in clinical settings.},
volume = {25},
issue = {44},
journal = {Eurosurveillance},
publisher = {European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.44.1900420},
}
