During the pilot study, one device failed to meet these standards of user-friendliness and test accuracy and was deemed unsuitable for further use in our study. (LifeAssays™ Reader) A perfect correlation was found between the results from the other point-of-care CRP device (Afinion™ Analyzer) and the laboratory results. No significant inter-observer and inter-device variability was found. The device was well received by the users and scored high on user-friendliness.