Rapid Malaria Testing During the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: An Illustration of the Importance of Extending the Use of Point-of-Care Testing in Central Clinical Microbiology Laboratories During an Outbreak and a Brief Review of 1 Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test

Abstract: Point-of-care tests are now well established in improving workflow and in some cases medical outcomes, mainly in terms of near-patient testing. However, such rapid diagnostics with simple operability also lend themselves well to maintaining a certain level of diagnostic capability in central laboratories during outbreaks. This paper describes the experience of 1 large US clinical microbiology laboratory with the BinaxNOW Malaria rapid test during the 2014 West African Ebola virus epidemic and briefly reviews its performance characteristics.
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - Category: Pathology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research