A Point-of-Care test for facing the burden of undiagnosed celiac disease in the Mediterranean area: a pragmatic design study

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Costa S., Astarita L., Ben-Hariz M., Curro G., Dolinsek J., KANSU TANCA A., ...More

BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.14, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s12876-014-0219-5
  • Journal Name: BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Mediterranean area, Point-of-care test, Rapid test, NONINVASIVE SCREENING-TEST, RAPID ANTIBODY-TEST, TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE, DIAGNOSTIC-ACCURACY, PREVALENCE, CHILDREN, PERFORMANCE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: We aimed at assessing the factors that can influence results of the dissemination of an already validated, new generation commercial Point-of-Care Test (POCT) for detecting celiac disease (CD), in the Mediterranean area, when used in settings where it was designed to be administered, especially in countries with poor resources.