Infection-related point-of-care testing / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Rapid diagnosis is an important link in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.Point-of-care testing(POCT)is portable, fast, easy to operate, intelligent and sensitive, which has been widely used in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms of infectious diseases, host biomarkers, microbial drug sensitivity in recent years.It is of great significance for the monitoring and management of disease epidemiology and rational use of antibiotics.This review summarized the application of POCT in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases.