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Point of Care Diagnosis of Anemia Using Portable Auto Analyzer

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We describe a method for capillary blood sample-based point-of care testing of hemoglobin in population-based surveys using an automated analyzer system. The accuracy and precision of this method was comparable to hemoglobin estimated from venous blood sample (mean difference (SD) =0.2 (−2.77, 3.2), Pearson correlation coefficient, (0.969).

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  1. National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania PO, Tarnaka, India

    Little Flower Augustine, Teena Dasi, Ravindranadh Palika, Raghu Pullakhandam & Bharati Kulkarni

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LA: analyzed and interpreted data, drafted the work; TR, RNP: designed the work, acquired data, revised the manuscript; RP, BK: conceptualized and designed the work, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All authors approved for the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Correspondence to Bharati Kulkarni.

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Augustine, L.F., Dasi, T., Palika, R. et al. Point of Care Diagnosis of Anemia Using Portable Auto Analyzer. Indian Pediatr 57, 568–569 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1857-z

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