TY - JOUR
AU - Dickson, Elizabeth M.
AU - Maria Zambon
AU - Pebody, Richard G.
AU - de Lusignan, Simon
AU - Alex J. Elliot
AU - Joanna Ellis
AU - Angie Lackenby
AU - Gillian Smith
AU - Jim McMenamin
PY - 2020
DA - November
TI - Do point-of-care tests (POCTs) offer a new paradigm for the management of patients with influenza?
JO - Eurosurveillance
VL - 25
IS - 44
DO - https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.44.1900420
AB - 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.
PB - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/5889
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Hospital care
ER