Corona virus simple test gives results in 90 minutes

Corona virus simple test gives results in 90 minutes

By Onlykhabar News Media Fri 18 September, 2020 ( about 5 years ago ) 🎤505 Viewershealth

A rapid test can accurately diagnose a coronavirus infection within 90 minutes without needing a specialist laboratory.

The study by Imperial College London showed the "lab-on-a-chip" gave comparable results to current tests. However, experts warn that the kit will not be a solution to the beleaguered Test and Trace programme.  The device is already being used in eight NHS hospitals to quickly identify patients who are carrying the virus.  The device, developed by the company DnaNudge, can be used by anyone capable of taking a swab of the nose or throat.

This in turn is slotted into a shoebox-sized machine to perform the analysis. The swab is placed inside a disposable blue cartridge which contains the chemicals needed for the test. The study, published in the Lancet Microbe, compared results when samples from 386 people were given both the DnaNudge and standard laboratory tests. "Many tests involve a trade-off between speed and accuracy, but this test manages to achieve both."  He described a patient last week who was rapidly identified as having Covid and started on the drugs dexamethasone and remdesivir. 

The tests could become even more useful for hospitals in the future as it is theoretically possible to test for coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (a major reason young children are admitted to hospita.  Testing 60,000 people at a stadium ahead of a football match would require 60,000 boxes, but it may be useful at smaller venues. Prof Lawrence Young, who was not part of the research and from the University of Warwick, said the technology was "innovative".

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Corona virus simple test gives results in 90 minutes

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