Question

Related to Point of care testing:

1- what sre the suggested outpatient safe collection area for COVID-19?

2- what is the safety of testing in the laboratory used?

3- What is done in the laboratory for the infection control?

4- What is the investated POCT options for COVID19 tetong in the hospital? and the pricing for kits?

5- What are the approved POC locations in hospital?

general questions. Not for specific case.

it is not a case. general questions

Answer 1

1, For providers collecting specimen or within 6 feet of patient suspect covid 19 maintain proper infection control and use recomended personal protective equipment which includes an N95 or higher level respirator or eye protection gloves and gown when collecting speciments, the specimen area should be the out side of hospital or in a isolating area of the covid ward with limited entry of the persons,or should be in collecting booth wtih the seperation between patient and laboratory staff.

2,Testing has bben bane during the covid 19 pandemic. But while effort to increasee testing would effort to increase testing in India remains grey. and that is regarding rtesting all hospital admissions.

3,Surveillance of Covid 19 which is an essential element of an infection control program provides the data to identify infected patient and determine the persons and the factors that contributed to the infectioon.The microbiloogy laboratory should in all aspect of the infection control program

4, NAAT, RT-PCR, RDTs Prices are not available for the public

5,Point of caare testing is medical testing that is performed outside of a laboratory setting. POC testing is also known as bedside testing near patient testing remote testing,mobile testing and rapid diagnostiics