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Discipline - Haematology
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Setting:
2. Laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
District hospital with laboratory Regional or provincial hospital with laboratory
Assay format
Westergren
Information History
First added in 2020
Changed in 2024
Purpose type
Aid to diagnosis
Purpose
To detect inflammation as an indicator of various conditions when C-reactive protein (CRP) is not available.
Specimen types
Venous whole blood
WHO prequalified or recommended products
N/A
GMDN

55970

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) IVD, kit

A collection of reagents and other associated materials intended to be used for the quantitative determination of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of a whole blood clinical specimen.

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EMDN

W01030107

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) TEST

The code(s) and term(s) in this section were observed and retrieved from public databases and have not been validated by health regulatory authorities. Please consult your regulatory agency and EMDN site: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dyna2/emdn
WHO supporting publications
WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. (2021). https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/341967
Technical specifications
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SAGE IVD recommended including this test in the EDL on the basis of the scientific validity of the analyte. It was recognized that the test is a foundational IVD test and is included in clinical guidelines.
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The inclusion of this test was based on WHO guidelines and/or technical documents that include recommendations for the use of this test.
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