Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases
The growing availability of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for food-animal diseases offers opportunities for timely diagnosis, facilitating the efficient implementation of control measures. However, field assessment of new POCTs are yet to be standardized. This paper discusses the opportunity of expand...
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| author | Sylvester Ochwo Andres M. Perez María Sol Pérez Aguirreburualde |
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| description | The growing availability of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for food-animal diseases offers opportunities for timely diagnosis, facilitating the efficient implementation of control measures. However, field assessment of new POCTs are yet to be standardized. This paper discusses the opportunity of expanding the current approach for the evaluation and validation of POCTs in food animal disease diagnosis, highlighting the limitations of traditional practice that primarily relies on estimating diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity). Here, the use of a protocol referred to as FIT-REASSURED, a modified framework combining the ASSURED and REASSURED criteria, is proposed to comprehensively assess POCTs. FIT-REASSURED encompasses key criteria such as fitness for purpose, real-time connectivity, ease of specimen collection, affordability, sensitivity, specificity, user-friendliness, rapidity and robustness, equipment-free operation, and deliverability. By incorporating these attributes, FIT-REASSURED provides a customizable approach to assess the accuracy, affordability, and utility of POCTs. Through collaborative efforts among stakeholders, the implementation of a standardized scorecard based on these FIT-REASSURED criteria can improve the reliability and practicality of POCTs in food-animal health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c21a9d83d104ea1b0d1bacc22a606742023-08-31T10:05:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692023-08-011010.3389/fvets.2023.12391111239111Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseasesSylvester OchwoAndres M. PerezMaría Sol Pérez AguirreburualdeThe growing availability of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for food-animal diseases offers opportunities for timely diagnosis, facilitating the efficient implementation of control measures. However, field assessment of new POCTs are yet to be standardized. This paper discusses the opportunity of expanding the current approach for the evaluation and validation of POCTs in food animal disease diagnosis, highlighting the limitations of traditional practice that primarily relies on estimating diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity). Here, the use of a protocol referred to as FIT-REASSURED, a modified framework combining the ASSURED and REASSURED criteria, is proposed to comprehensively assess POCTs. FIT-REASSURED encompasses key criteria such as fitness for purpose, real-time connectivity, ease of specimen collection, affordability, sensitivity, specificity, user-friendliness, rapidity and robustness, equipment-free operation, and deliverability. By incorporating these attributes, FIT-REASSURED provides a customizable approach to assess the accuracy, affordability, and utility of POCTs. Through collaborative efforts among stakeholders, the implementation of a standardized scorecard based on these FIT-REASSURED criteria can improve the reliability and practicality of POCTs in food-animal health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1239111/fullpoint-of-care testsfield evaluationmodified frameworkFIT-REASSUREDanimal health |
| spellingShingle | Sylvester Ochwo Andres M. Perez María Sol Pérez Aguirreburualde Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases Frontiers in Veterinary Science point-of-care tests field evaluation modified framework FIT-REASSURED animal health |
| title | Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases |
| title_full | Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases |
| title_fullStr | Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases |
| title_short | Beyond accuracy: leveraging ASSURED criteria for field evaluation of point-of-care tests for food animal diseases |
| title_sort | beyond accuracy leveraging assured criteria for field evaluation of point of care tests for food animal diseases |
| topic | point-of-care tests field evaluation modified framework FIT-REASSURED animal health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1239111/full |
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