In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Oliver Van HeckeMeriel Elizabeth RaymondJoseph J LeePhilip J TurnerClare R GoyderJan Y VerbakelAnn Van den BruelGail HaywardPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Overall, there is a paucity of evidence for the use of POCTs in paediatric ambulatory care. POCTs help to target prescribing for children with malaria and HIV. There is emerging evidence that POCT-CRP may better target antibiotic prescribing for children with acute RTIs in LMIC, but not in high-income countries. Research is urgently needed to understand where POCTs are likely to improve clinical outcomes in paediatric settings worldwide.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- primary care
- healthcare
- blood pressure
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- young adults
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pain management
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- adverse drug
- affordable care act
- physical activity
- plasmodium falciparum
- chronic pain