Antibiotic resistance: is it time to get serious about point-of-care testing?

There is solid evidence from other countries that point-of-care testing before prescribing antibiotics for respiratory tract and other infections helps to combat antimicrobial resistance, but experts say the UK is far behind.
Neon light illustration showing outline of a point-of-care swab test

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed point-of-care testing (POCT) into the limelight as routine at-home antigen testing became the norm across the world.

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