O. Clerc, G. Greub Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Routine use of point-of-care tests: usefulness and application in clinical microbiology O. Clerc, G. Greub Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 16, Issue 8, Pages 1054-1061 (August 2010) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03281.x Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Three examples of a malaria rapid immunochromatographic test, in which results are weakly positive (left), clearly positive (middle), and negative (right). C, positive control band; P, Plasmodium species band; Pf, specific P. falciparum band. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2010 16, 1054-1061DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03281.x) Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 2 Schema of practical point-of-care test (POCT) use. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2010 16, 1054-1061DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03281.x) Copyright © 2010 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions