Tag: point-of-care testing

A comparative study in Nepal found that point-of-care glucometers consistently underestimate high blood glucose levels compared to laboratory reference methods.

A validation study found that two point-of-care tests for C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A provided unreliable results in blood ...

A new review details how paper-based electrochemical DNA biosensors paired with nanomaterial-modified electrodes reach femtomolar to attomolar sensitivity while remaining ...

A comprehensive review examines how integrating microneedle platforms with electrochemical, optical, and nanogenerator biosensing systems enables minimally invasive real-time biomarker ...

A realist review reveals that the successful integration of digital point-of-care diagnostics across African health systems depends on institutional readiness, ...

A review details design principles and recognition interfaces for autonomous electrochemical self-powered biosensors that generate diagnostic signals from harvested biochemical, ...

A new review highlights how CRISPR-based SHERLOCK diagnostics could bring rapid, highly sensitive testing for African trypanosomiases to remote clinics.

A new closed-tube RT-RAA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay detects Schmallenberg virus within 50 minutes and outperformed RT-qPCR on simulated bovine nasal swab samples, ...

A diagnostic accuracy study of 400 urine specimens found that a semi-quantitative albumin-to-creatinine ratio strip agreed substantially with laboratory measurements ...

A single-center observational study in Japan found that urine point-of-care Gram staining was associated with more narrow-spectrum antibiotic prescribing and ...

Researchers have proposed a conceptual framework that organizes haematologic, nutritional, functional, cognitive, and cardiometabolic screening for community-dwelling older adults into ...

A retrospective German cohort study finds that anemia, acidosis and low bicarbonate on initial point-of-care blood gas analysis were independently ...

A new review in Discover Sensors surveys how electrochemical, optical, microfluidic and nanomaterial biosensors are being engineered to detect cancer ...

A systematic review of 28 studies finds quality, reporting and terminology problems in qualitative and mixed methods research used to ...

Two LAMP-CRISPR diagnostic pipelines for Mycobacterium tuberculosis reached a limit of detection of 10 copies per microlitre, with the Cas12a ...

A new one-step RPA–CRISPR/Cas12a platform uses thermosensitive poloxamer to separate amplification from detection, detecting monkeypox virus at 1 copy/μL in ...

A prospective study of 285 CSF samples found that urine test strips reliably exclude blood contamination but miss most cases ...

University of Pittsburgh-led researchers report clinical blood concentration cutoffs for the brain proteins GFAP and UCH-L1 that can help emergency ...

A 2026 narrative review finds that rapid point-of-care technologies can detect pathogens and resistance markers closer to patients, but clinical ...

A DEA-Tobit analysis of 177 Shanghai primary healthcare fever clinics finds mean comprehensive efficiency of just 0.34, driven not by ...