The American Academy of Microbiology recently released "Bringing the Lab to the Patient: Developing Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Resource Limited Settings." The report is based on a colloquium convened in September 2011, where a diverse group of experts discussed how to develop POCTs that can be effectively integrated into resource limited settings and which tests are needed most urgently. Participants made recommendations on test features to increase effectiveness in the field and on how collaborations between communities could foster a favorable environment for new POCTs development and implementation.
