Selected topics in point-of-care testing: whole blood creatinine, influenza testing, fetal fibronectin and patient self-testing in the home.
This article reviews selected topics in point-of-care testing including: whole blood creatinine testing, influenza testing, fetal fibronectin, and patient self-testing. Each of these topics reflects an important new application of point-of-care testing and together they illustrate the many niche applications for these technologies.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. klewandrowski@partners.org
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D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003401:Creatine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011247:Pregnancy; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*
C403421:FFN protein, human; D005353:Fibronectins; D003401:Creatine