Rapid Antigen Testing

Rapid antigen tests became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as affordable diagnostic tools to help control the spread of infection, thanks to their cost-effectiveness and simplicity of use. These features enabled their widespread employment at point-of-care, even in those countries where access...

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description Rapid antigen tests became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as affordable diagnostic tools to help control the spread of infection, thanks to their cost-effectiveness and simplicity of use. These features enabled their widespread employment at point-of-care, even in those countries where access to care is still limited. The advantages of this diagnostic approach have been demonstrated in practical applications and have envisaged their utilization in other diagnostic fields in which access to prevention is beneficial, such as in the fight against neglected diseases and cancer. As such, the need to further improve the performance of rapid antigen assays is urgent. At the same time, the replacement of natural bioligands with synthetic ones to increase sustainability is likely to support the future development of the technique. The boundaries of applications of rapid antigen tests are still expanding towards several fields, beyond clinical diagnostics to food safety, forensics, and veterinary testing. This book provides a comprehensive overview of rapid antigen testing, discussing both its benefits and limitations.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1351212024-03-31T22:45:33Z Rapid Antigen Testing Anfossi, Laura Paper-Based Assay Lateral Flow Assay Detection Microfluidics Synthetic Ligands Recombinant Antigens Proteins-Material Interaction Validation Standardization Biological Fluids Tissue thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJA Medical diagnosis Rapid antigen tests became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as affordable diagnostic tools to help control the spread of infection, thanks to their cost-effectiveness and simplicity of use. These features enabled their widespread employment at point-of-care, even in those countries where access to care is still limited. The advantages of this diagnostic approach have been demonstrated in practical applications and have envisaged their utilization in other diagnostic fields in which access to prevention is beneficial, such as in the fight against neglected diseases and cancer. As such, the need to further improve the performance of rapid antigen assays is urgent. At the same time, the replacement of natural bioligands with synthetic ones to increase sustainability is likely to support the future development of the technique. The boundaries of applications of rapid antigen tests are still expanding towards several fields, beyond clinical diagnostics to food safety, forensics, and veterinary testing. This book provides a comprehensive overview of rapid antigen testing, discussing both its benefits and limitations. 2024-03-07T16:42:26Z 2024-03-07T16:42:26Z 2023 book ONIX_20240307_9781837695676_29 9781837695676 9781837695690 9781837695683 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/135121 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/1002138 https://intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com/a043Y00000vBvoQQAS/0014042_Authors_Book%20%282023-10-12%2008%3A58%3A03%29.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.104177 10.5772/intechopen.104177 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781837695676 9781837695690 9781837695683 IntechOpen 176 open access
spellingShingle Paper-Based Assay
Lateral Flow Assay
Detection
Microfluidics
Synthetic Ligands
Recombinant Antigens
Proteins-Material Interaction
Validation
Standardization
Biological Fluids
Tissue
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJA Medical diagnosis
Rapid Antigen Testing
title Rapid Antigen Testing
title_full Rapid Antigen Testing
title_fullStr Rapid Antigen Testing
title_full_unstemmed Rapid Antigen Testing
title_short Rapid Antigen Testing
title_sort rapid antigen testing
topic Paper-Based Assay
Lateral Flow Assay
Detection
Microfluidics
Synthetic Ligands
Recombinant Antigens
Proteins-Material Interaction
Validation
Standardization
Biological Fluids
Tissue
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJA Medical diagnosis
topic_facet Paper-Based Assay
Lateral Flow Assay
Detection
Microfluidics
Synthetic Ligands
Recombinant Antigens
Proteins-Material Interaction
Validation
Standardization
Biological Fluids
Tissue
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJA Medical diagnosis
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