Cross-sectional comparison of point-of-care with laboratory HbA₁c in detecting diabetes in real-world remote Aboriginal settings.

CONCLUSIONS: POC HbA₁c testing is sufficiently accurate to be a useful component in screening for, and diagnosing, diabetes in remote communities. Limited local training is adequate to produce results comparable to laboratory results and accreditation processes need to reflect this. PMID: 25765020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25765020?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - December 22, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Marley JV, Oh MS, Hadgraft N, Singleton S, Isaacs K, Atkinson D Tags: BMJ Open Source Type: research