Point-of-care testing for HIV

Point-of-care HIV testing using rapid HIV test kits: guidance for health-care professionals.

Attitude of Health Care Professionals Towards Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS

Introduction: HIV counseling and testing is the vital and preliminary interventional step aimed at reducing the spread of HIV infection. The study was designed to determine the attitude of health care professionals towards voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional prospective study a sel...

HIV point-of-care-testing in Nova Scotia:

Background: Despite decades of HIV prevention efforts, new infections continue in Canada. Access to and ease of HIV testing remains an important element for both HIV prevention and treatment. As it currently stands, HIV testing in Nova Scotia involves accessing a health care provider, non-nominal testing through the STD clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, or one of two anon...

Guidelines for point-of-care testing: haematology.

This guideline provides a framework for the arrangement of point-of-care testing (POCT) services, previously known as near patient testing (patient self-testing not covered). POCT is defined as any analytical test performed outside the laboratory. Primary users are often non-laboratory healthcare workers. The guidance applies to units within hospitals as well as general practioner surgeries, co...

Risk Management for Point-of-Care Testing

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is growing in popularity, and with this growth comes an increased chance of errors. Risk management is a way to reduce errors. Originally developed for the manufacturing industry, risk management principles have application for improving the quality of test results in the clinical laboratory. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), EP23-A Laboratory ...