What's new in point-of-care testing?

The literature published on point-of-care testing between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, was reviewed. Point-of-care testing is increasingly utilized in health care because of its availability as well as the industries?€™ response to demands for new testing and improvements to existing testing, its promise of rapid bedside results, its potential to reduce health care costs, and its ability to improve health care, particularly internationally. This review divides recent literature into categories that have been published most extensively in the past year and briefly describes select articles within each category. The categories include infectious disease/global health, obstetrics and gynecology, diabetes, technological advancements, and other topics including cardiac disease, coagulopathology, and toxicology.