Trial reportPloS one2016
Diagnostic Accuracy of the HemoCue Hb 301, STAT-Site MHgb and URIT-12 Point-of-Care Hemoglobin Meters in a Central Laboratory and a Community Based Clinic in Durban, South Africa.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of point-of-care haemoglobin tests to diagnose childhood anaemia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of preanalytical factors on hemoglobin measurement: A comparison of two HemoCue® point-of-care analyzers.Clinical biochemistry · 2017Trial
- Iron Deficiency Diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Barriers, and Opportunities.Anemia · 2026Review
- A pilot experimental study of cold-chain management, haemolysis and oxidative stress of packed red blood cells in early blood transfusion: toward a blood viability model in the out-of-hospital setting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Choosing wisely: Improving decision-making for deployment of diagnostics in primary care settings.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Radiomic identification of anemia features in monochromatic conjunctiva photographs in school-age children.Biophotonics discovery · 2025Article
- Maternal anaemia and risk of neonatal and infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of 45 national datasets.BMJ global health · 2025Article
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- Ethiopia National Food and Nutrition Survey to inform the Ethiopian National Food and Nutrition Strategy: a study protocol.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Comparison of Anemia Screening Methods Using Paired Venous Samples in Women of Reproductive Age in Southern India.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Observational
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- Maternal anemia and baby birth size mediate the association between short birth interval and under-five undernutrition in Ethiopia: a generalized structural equation modeling approach.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Validity and Predictive Performance of Mini Nutritional Assessment Tool for Institutionalized Elders in Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Agreement between dried blood spots and HemoCue in Tamil Nadu, India.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- A 2-year longitudinal follow-up of performance characteristics in Chinese male elite youth athletes from swimming and racket sports.PloS one · 2020Article
- Hemoglobin concentration and anemia diagnosis in venous and capillary blood: biological basis and policy implications.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
In South Africa, various point-of-care hemoglobin meters are used. However, the regulatory framework for approval, implementation and oversight of use of point-of-care hemoglobin meters is suboptimal. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the HemoCue Hb 301, STAT-Site MHgb and URIT-12 point-of-care hemoglobin meters, compared to a central laboratory based reference assay, in a central laboratory and a community based clinic in Durban, South Africa. Differences in performance of the point-of-care assays, compared to the reference assay, were more pronounced in the community based clinic. Results were reasonable for the HemoCue Hb 301, but poor for the STAT-Site MHgb and the URIT-12. Poor test performance of point-of-care hemoglobin meters, and inadequate evaluations and oversight in South Africa, leads to suboptimal clinical care and clinical research, and increased costs. There is a need for proper evaluation and quality assurance of point-of-care tests, the results of which should be made widely available to key stakeholders.
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