Accuracy of point-of-care HbA1c testing in pregnant women.
Katherine CullineyLesley M E McCowanKaraponi Okesene-GafaRinki MurphyJanet RowanRennae S TaylorChristopher Joel Dorman McKinlaynull nullPublished in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2018)
In conclusion, we found that in pregnancy, the COBAS b101 point-of-care system has a small negative bias and modest point accuracy for HbA1c. When used to screen for previously unrecognised diabetes in pregnancy, appropriate COBAS b101 HbA1c point-of-care HbA1c thresholds for a negative and positive result are 7 mmol/mol below and 5 mmol/mol above the clinical threshold, respectively. Values between these limits should be confirmed by laboratory testing.