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SUBMITTER: Halvorsen CP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6595069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20190626 1
There is a growing recognition of the importance of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for detecting critical neonatal illnesses to reduce the mortality rate in newborns, especially in low-income countries, which account for 98 percent of reported neonatal deaths. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a marker of cellular damage as a result of hypoxia-ischemia in affected organs. Here, we describe and test a POC LDH test direct from whole blood to provide early indication of serious illness in the neonate. Th ...[more]