QuikRead go CRP outperformed other CRP point of care tests in an analytical performance study

A recent study published in Plos One compared the analytical performance of 17 C-reactive protein (CRP) point of care (POC) tests, with 8 being quantitative and 9 being semi-quantitative tests. For quantitative CRP tests, method comparison to the reference method and precision analysis (repeatability) according to CLSI EP09-A3 protocol were performed. Samples were collected from patients aged 2-65 years presenting with fever. The measurement range covered the CRP range relevant to guide antibiotic prescribing and triage patients.

QuikRead go® CRP POC test had the best agreement and lowest bias of all evaluated quantitative CRP tests. The repeatability of QuikRead go in the precision analysis was also good (CV 5.3%). Semi-quantitative tests showed considerable variation in analytical performance. The authors concluded that all quantitative tests performed well in the broad clinically relevant CRP range, whereas none of the semi-quantitative tests were acceptable for all cut-offs.

The full article is freely available here:
Analytical performance of 17 commercially available point-of-care tests for CRP to support patient management at lower levels of the health system

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Reference:

Calarco et al. Analytical performance of 17 commercially available point-of-care tests for CRP to support patient management at lower levels of the health system. Plos One 2023; 18(1): e0267516. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267516