title: Pre-implementation guidelines for infectious disease point-of-care testing in medical institutions.
abstract: Infectious disease point-of-care test (ID-POCT) devices are becoming widely available, and in this respect, international quality standards and guidelines are available for consultation once ID-POCT has been implemented into medical institutions. However, specific guidelines for consultation during the initial pre-implementation decision-making process are currently lacking. Further, there exist pre-implementation issues specific to ID-POCT. Here we present pre-implementation guidelines for consultation when considering the implementation of ID-POCT in medical institutions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Annemiek A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van der Eijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Tintu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D000067716:Point-of-Care Testing / Q000592:standards*
keywords: guidelines; infectious diseases; point-of-care testing