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Point-of-care technology (POCT) diagnostic systems are instruments that non-trained staff can use at a patient site in a variety of settings, such as the field, the home, the ambulance, or the hospital, to quickly provide in vitro diagnostic (IVD) results. Diagnostic procedures are still frequently carried out by qualified staff in laboratories that are furnished with bench-top analyzers. That is to say, patients have had to wait a few days to learn the results of their tests. As a result, there is an increasing requirement to present diagnostic findings at the point of service for homecare diagnostics and timely treatment of acute illnesses.

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