Sentences with phrase «based rapid test»

«HRP2 - based rapid tests continue to play a key role in malaria control and elimination efforts.»

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The state's rapid switch to Common Core - based assessments led to widespread boycotts of the annual tests given to third - through eighth - graders.

The DNA - based multiplex diagnostic test will enable rapid diagnosis and confirmation of dengue, as well as identify the specific serotype of dengue causing the infection.

Dr Sian Clarke from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, also a principal investigator in the research, said: «This study shows that rapid diagnostic tests can improve the use of artemisinin - based combination therapies — the most effective treatment for malaria — in drug shops, but it's not without its challenges.

Nanoident Technologies, based in Linz, aims to produce sensors for applications such as rapid medical testing and fingerprint analysis.

They have developed a set of tools that can be used to make accurate, rapid assessments of proposed materials, using a series of relatively simple lab tests combined with computer modeling of the physical properties of the material itself, as well as additional modeling based on a statistical method known as Bayesian inference.

Now, a team of researchers has created a rapid, skin - based diagnostic test for exposure to mustard gas, one of the nastiest chemical weapons known.

A key advantage of this «target - based» screening is that it uses biochemical tests that can be done relatively simply in a test - tube — or rather, in a large array of tiny test tubes via automated, rapid screening systems that sort through hundreds of thousands of different compounds.

«Because most rapid diagnostic tests in the DRC are HRP2 - based, they will fail to detect these parasites.

The researchers concluded, «Appropriate use of rapid and culture - based diagnostic tests can reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for sore throats, while avoiding under - treatment of patients who can benefit from antibiotics.»

«Because most rapid diagnostic tests in the DRC are HRP2 - based, they will fail to detect these parasites,» Parr said.

Patients will receive rapid molecular testing and will be assigned an intravenous or oral therapy based on their AML molecular subtype.

In the search for compounds that might alter a protein's behavior or function — such as that of alpha - synuclein — drug companies often rely on so - called target - based screens that test the effect large numbers of compounds have on the protein in question in rapid, automated fashion.

The rapid test is based on a new plastic microfluidic chip where bacteria from a urine sample are trapped and methods for analysing their growth at single - cell level.

To define the basis for the rapid repositioning of antigen - engaged DCs we tested whether the cells underwent changes in EBI2 or CCR7 expression.

In arguing for the rapid implementation of performance - based testing, Ms. Mitchell underscores its benefits and reliability, but admits that it is an unknown quantity in some areas.

WITNESS Parvo is a simple test, based on rapid immunomigration (RIM ™) technology, which detects the presence of canine parvovirus antigen in dog feces.

But at the same time I feel the extra premium is too much which is based on rapid test.

MRSA / Enteric - Bacterial and Parasitic testing via BD Max system; stool culture based testing for enteric pathogens and rapid detection of methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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PPGMR was the first organization in Memphis to begin providing community - based rapid HIV testing and employs three «I Know» HIV Prevention and Counseling Master Trainers who train more new community - based testing and prevention counselors every year than any other agency in the Mid-South.

Sites where the unit will be parked are scheduled on a monthly basis so Cleveland residents will know where they can receive condoms, one - on - one reproductive and sexual health education, pregnancy testing, urine - based screening for Chlamydia and gonorrhea, and rapid HIV tests.

Birth control refill pickups, birth control services without a pelvic exam (if qualified), emergency contraception, pregnancy tests, and rapid HIV tests (results in 20 minutes) are available on a walk - in basis up to one hour before closing.

The treatment was similar to the behavioural stress management for severe health anxiety tested in a face - to - face format by Clark et al. 21 Applied relaxation did not strictly follow but was inspired by the treatment developed by Ost22 and had previously been tested as an internet - based intervention.23 The programme started with progressive relaxation, followed by release - only relaxation, conditioning a relaxed state to a verbal cue, and applying rapid relaxation in distressing situations.