COVID-19 point-of-care testing in care homes: what are the lessons for policy and practice?

COVID-19 has devastated care homes. Point-of-care tests (POCTs), mainly using lateral flow devices (LFDs), have been deployed hurriedly without much consideration of their usability or impact on care workflow. Even after the pandemic, POCTs, particularly multiplex tests, may be an important control...

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Main Authors: Buckle, P, Micocci, M, Tulloch, J, Kierkegaard, P, Parvulescu, P, Thompson, C, Spilsbury, K, Allen, AJ, Body, R, Hayward, G, Buchan, I, Gordon, AL
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021