Point-of-care immunotesting: Approaching the analytical performance of central laboratory methods

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 591-606

  Von Lode, Piia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Automation; Immunoassay; Miniaturization; Point of care testing; Unit dose devices

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ILLICIT DRUG;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALLERGY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRONICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPECTATION; FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOSENSOR; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SELF EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS INFECTION;

HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MINIATURIZATION; PHLEBOTOMY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF CARE;

EID: 21844471002     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.03.008     Document Type: Review

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