Rapid COVID-19 test developed for large scale screening

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Rapid COVID-19 test developed for large scale screening Rapid COVID-19 test developed for large scale screening 14/04/2022 | 3 MINS A pilot project has validated the feasibility of a rapid, highly sensitive population screening platform for detecting viruses such as those causing COVID-19. The technology makes repeated testing quicker and easier without compromising quality. The Avicena Sentinel saliva sampling approach involves sensitive molecular processes and ultra-high throughput technology for screening potentially infectious, asymptomatic carriers. It can run up to four thousand samples per hour, with results reported within 25 minutes. Latest data published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports shows 98 per cent accuracy in identifying the SARS-CoV-2 virus in samples. Image: Robert Dewhurst, Tatjana Heinrich, Sulev Koks and Jack Rudrum in a Perron Institute lab. Credit: Perron Institute Senior author, Professor Sulev Koks, Head of Genetic Epidemiology Research at Western AustraliaΓÇÖs Perron Institute and Murdoch Univers

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Rapid COVID-19 test developed for large scale screening Rapid COVID-19 test developed for large scale screening 14/04/2022 | 3 MINS A pilot project has validated the feasibility of a rapid, highly sensitive population screening platform for detecting viruses such as those causing COVID-19.

The technology makes repeated testing quicker and easier without compromising quality.

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