Validity of two point-of-care glucometers in the diagnosis of neonatal hypoglycemia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 621-625

  Ngerncham, S ^a,b   Piriyanimit, S ^a   Kolatat, T ^a   Wongsiridej, P ^a   Inchgarm, L ^a   Kitsommart, R ^a   Vutrapongwatana, P ^a   Jeerapaet, K ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Glucometer; Neonatal hypoglycemia; Point of care test

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; PHOTOMETRY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; TWO POINT OF CARE TESTING; VALIDITY;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; NEONATAL SCREENING; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND;

EID: 84866001654     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0133-2     Document Type: Article

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