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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 3
First page : (262) Last page : (269)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8115

Infectious Disease and the Application of Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in India

Priya Mehta¹ , Shivani Jani², Nimesh Rupala³ and Seema Rawat^4*
1Department of PGDMLT, Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University,
Kherva Mehsana, Gujarat, India
²Department of Biotechnology, Shree M. & N. Virani Science College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
³The School of health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Australia
⁴Professor, Department of Physiology, C. U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: seemagirish@gmail.com
Received: 2.05.2020  |  Revised: 5.06.2020   |  Accepted: 11.06.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Point-of-care testing (PoCT) is a simple medical test performed close to the patient where the results are available more quickly than for samples sent to a laboratory. The recognition of PoCT has steadily increased over the last 20 years since its widespread introduction. Distinct features of PoCT like-rapid results, reduced patient discomfort, simplicity, cost-effectiveness, enablement of early diagnosing and accessibility in remote areas, is establishing it as a better option for the diagnostic industry. The developing parts of the world are striving to impart more efficient care for infectious diseases and use of PoCT may ease them strive in the future. Exploring various options and methods of PoCT can help the medical field to change the scenario of patient management in terms of effective and timely patient management with lesser burden on patients as well as on hospitals. Present review briefs about the basic details of POCT and its varied application in context to current scenario.

Keywords: PoCT, bedside testing, Molecular diagnosis, Infectious disease.

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Cite this article: Mehta, P., Jani, S., Rupala, N., & Rawat, S. (2020). Infectious Disease and the Application of Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in India, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(3), 262-269. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8115