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Point-of-care analysis benefits
extend beyond Covid testing
The fight against the coronavirus has given rise to a number of technology
advancements that will benefit the medical sector as a whole. Here Stewart Goulding
of EMS, looks at how point-of-care (PoC) analysis will be valuable going forward
t’s recently been reported that the sequencing The rapid nature of PoC testing has made it
infrastructure developed to tackle COVID-19 inherently valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
will be repurposed post-pandemic to combat A quick result means patients who test positive can
Iantibiotic resistance. One example is point-of- be promptly instructed to isolate, therefore
care (PoC) preventing them from spreading the virus. During
diagnostic analysis that is performed at or near the pandemic, PoC testing has been widely
the site where the patient is located. They can be conducted in locations such as care homes,
molecular, antigen or antibody tests. With analysis schools, hospitals and temporary testing sites.
conducted onsite, rather than it being sent off to a Beyond COVID-19, PoC tests can be used to
separate laboratory, PoC tests can provide results in diagnose other viral infections, such as influenza or
a matter of minutes, as opposed to hours or days. group A streptococci from a throat swab. From
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