Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Clin Lab Med. 2023 Jun;43(2):181-187. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Mar 15.
Diagnostics for particular populations outside of traditional health care settings have driven development of point-of-care testing (POCT). POCT is particularly suitable for patients with infections conditions to mitigate infection spread via its provision in venues with less concern for stigma. Patients in rural or resource-limited settings can benefit from POCT through more timely diagnosis and linkage-to-care. However, gaps in POCT availability compared with better-resourced, urban counterparts persist. Leveraging communication technologies, using mobile clinics, changing national health care policy, and implementing novel geospatial science concepts can address limitations of POCT use and reduce POCT access gaps in these settings.
在传统医疗环境之外的特定人群的诊断推动了即时检测(point-of-care testing，POCT)的发展。POCT 特别适合感染患者使用，因为它在不太担心污名化的场所提供，可以减轻感染的传播。农村或资源有限的环境中的患者可以通过更及时的诊断和与医疗保健的衔接获益。然而，与资源更丰富的城市相比，POCT 的可及性仍然存在差距。利用通信技术、使用流动诊所、改变国家卫生保健政策和实施新的地理空间科学概念，可以解决 POCT 使用的局限性，并减少这些环境中的 POCT 获得差距。
