"Point-of-Care Testing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Allows patient diagnoses in the physician’s office, in other ambulatory setting or at bedside. The results of care are timely, and allow rapid treatment to the patient. (from NIH Fact Sheet Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing, 2010.)
| Descriptor ID |
D000067716
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.874.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Point-of-Care Testing- Point-of-Care Testing
- Point-of-Care Testings
- Testing, Point-of-Care
- Testings, Point-of-Care
- Point of Care Testing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Point-of-Care Testing" by people in Profiles.
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High recent PrEP adherence with point-of-care urine tenofovir testing and adherence counselling among young African women: results from the INSIGHT cohort. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Dec; 27(12):e26389.
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Performance of point-of-care glucose testing for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes in South Africa. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Feb; 168(2):812-821.
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More Frequent HIV Viral Load Testing With Point-Of-Care Tests Detects Elevated Viral Load Earlier in Postpartum HIV-Positive Women in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Two Clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 12 15; 94(5):412-420.
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Acceptability, feasibility and cost of point of care testing for sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescents where syndromic management is standard of care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct 10; 23(1):1078.
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Antigen-Based Point of Care Testing (POCT) for Diagnosing SARS-CoV-2: Assessing Performance. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2452:45-62.
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Operational characteristics of 30 lateral flow immunoassays used to identify COVID-19 immune response. J Immunol Methods. 2021 09; 496:113096.
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Performance of the EUROIMMUN Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISA Assay for detection of IgA and IgG antibodies in South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252317.
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Maternal HIV viral load testing during pregnancy and postpartum care in Gauteng Province, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2021 Apr 30; 111(5):469-473.
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Diagnostic accuracy of semiquantitative point of care urine albumin to creatinine ratio and urine dipstick analysis in a primary care resource limited setting in South Africa. BMC Nephrol. 2021 03 20; 22(1):103.
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Point-of-care HIV maternal viral load and early infant diagnosis testing around time of delivery at tertiary obstetric units in South Africa: a prospective study of coverage, results return and turn-around times. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 04; 23(4):e25487.