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Disease/health condition - Meningitis
Discipline - Clinical chemistry
Lactate
Setting:
2. Laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
District hospital with laboratory Regional or provincial hospital with laboratory
Assay format
Optical methods on semi-automated or automated clinical chemistry analysers
Information History
First added in 2018
Changed in 2024
Purpose type
Aid to diagnosis
Purpose
To assess metabolic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis. To guide intravenous fluid management in patients with suspected or confirmed severe arboviral disease. To aid in the diagnosis of acute meningitis.
Specimen types
Venous whole blood, Serum, Cerebrospinal fluid
WHO prequalified or recommended products
N/A
GMDN

53342

Lactate IVD, kit, spectrophotometry

A collection of reagents and other associated materials intended to be used for the qualitative and/or quantitative detection of lactate in a clinical specimen, using a spectrophotometry method.

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EMDN

W01010218

LACTATE

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WHO supporting publications
World Health Organization. (‎2025)‎. WHO guidelines for clinical management of arboviral diseases: dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381804 ; World Health Organization. (‎2025)‎. WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381006
Technical specifications
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Related Medical Devices in MeDevIS
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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