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It allows clinicians to offer the most appropriate treatment more quickly. As POCT devices have increased in accuracy and become more cost-effective, their use has grown, but a systematic assessment of their use for clinical and public health management of infectious diseases in EU\/EEA countries has not been previously undertaken.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A scoping review of the literature on POCT in EU\/ EEA countries as at November 2019, and a survey of key stakeholders.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> 350 relevant articles were identified and 54 survey responses from 26 EU\/EEA countries were analysed. POCT is available for a range of infectious diseases and in all countries responding to the survey (for at least one disease). POCT is commonly available for influenza, HIV\/AIDS, Legionnaires' disease and malaria, where it is used in at least half of EU\/EEA countries. While POCT has the potential to support many improvements to clinical care of infectious diseases (e.g., faster diagnosis, more appropriate use of antimicrobials), the results suggest POCT is infrequently used to support public health functions (e.g., disease surveillance and reporting).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Although POCT is in use to some extent in all EU\/EEA countries, the full benefits of POCT in wider public health functions have yet to be realised. 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