Management of unscheduled tetanus prophylaxis in Emergency Departments: Point-of-Care implementation as a rapid tool for the evaluation of anti-tetanus antibodies

Background and aim: Each analytical activity, including those carried out in Point of Care (POCT) must be, at law, under the control of Laboratory Medicine. Before the implementation of the rapid tetanus quick stick (TQS) test for the evaluation of the specific tetanus immunisation, a multi-discipli...

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Main Authors: Andrea Rocchetti, Rossana Uberti, Carolina Prevaldi, Clara Maria Lazzara, Federica Riccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/5082