Added value of a connected glucose meter for glycorrhachia assessment

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the performance and added value of rapid glucose determination in cerebrospinal fluid using a connected glucometer.

Design and Methods: Intra-assay and inter-assay accuracies were calculated using residual clinical samples. Accuracies were measured by comparing the results obtained with the glucometer to those from the central laboratory on a large routine chemistry platform.

Results: The intra-assay coefficients of variation were between 6.1% and 6.2% for low values (18 mg/dL) and between 5.6% and 6.8% for high values (58 mg/dL). The inter-assay coefficients of variation were between 9.4% and 16.3% for the low values (18 mg/dL) and between 5.7% and 8.7% for the high values (pool; ±75 mg/dL). The regression equation by comparison to the central laboratory was y = 4.08 + 0.82 x, with a coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.95.

Conclusions: The measurement of glycorrhachia with a connected glucometer before the analysis in the central laboratory allows a rapid orientation in the deferential diagnosis of a meningitis of viral vs bacterial origin. The response time is fast (6 s) and requires only a small amount of fluid (1.2 μL), which is important in infants, especially since lumbar puncture is an integral part of the investigation of the origin of a fever in this population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Practical laboratory medicine - 39(2024) vom: 14. März, Seite e00384

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blairon, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Tré-Hardy, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Collignon, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Coenen, François [VerfasserIn]
Beukinga, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
Cupaiolo, Roberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cerebrospinal fluid
Connected blood glucose monitoring system
Glycorrhachia
Journal Article
Point-of-care

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Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.plabm.2024.e00384

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369529227