{"id":25989,"date":"2020-10-15T06:52:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T06:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=25989"},"modified":"2020-10-15T06:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T06:52:23","slug":"bedside-covid-19-test-faster-than-standard-pcr-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=25989","title":{"rendered":"Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/swab473.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>Bedside tests for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a> may speed results and improve infection control, making them better than standard laboratory tests, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Results of the bedside test take about 2 hours, compared with 21 hours for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pcr_polymerase_chain_reaction\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">PCR<\/a> lab tests, the researchers said. These findings are from more than 1,000 British hospital patients tested with the QIAstat-Dx POCT test.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing the time to diagnosis allows patients to be quickly isolated and treated, the researchers said. As a second wave of the pandemic looms, rapid testing will be key to containment and preventing hospitals from becoming overwhelmed, the study authors added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings are the first to suggest the clinical benefits of molecular point-of-care <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">COVID-19<\/a> testing in hospitals, demonstrating reduced delays, bed moves and time in assessment areas, which all lead to better infection control,&#8221; said lead study author Dr. Tristan Clark. He&#8217;s an associate professor and consultant in infectious diseases at Southampton General Hospital in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>When point-of-care testing (POCT) was used, 39% of patients were found to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov_symptoms_and_signs\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">COVID-19<\/a>, compared with 28% of those tested with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pcr_polymerase_chain_reaction\/article.htm\" rel=\"proc\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">PCR<\/a>, the study found. The POCT screening was more sensitive than the PCR test, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>The report was published online Oct. 8 in <i>The Lancet Respiratory Medicine<\/i> journal.<\/p>\n<p>The findings are evidence that POCT is feasible and could help decision making in diagnosis and containment as the pandemic continues, the study authors said in a journal news release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Steven Reinberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>                            <!--CONTINUEREADING--><br \/>\n<a class=\"mediaPrmo ss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/disease_prevention_in_women_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('ssprmo-arttop');\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/\/images\/slideshow\/essential-screening-tests-for-women-s1-doctor-examining-woman-patient.jpg\"\/><span class=\"skew\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"icon-slideshow\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"label\">SLIDESHOW<\/h4>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"caption\">Health Screening Tests Every Woman Needs <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n    <span class=\"btn\">See Slideshow<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>References<span class=\"icon-search\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                    SOURCE: <i>The Lancet Respiratory Medicine<\/i>, news release, Oct. 8, 2020                            &#13;\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '428750600651790');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=247769\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) Bedside tests for COVID-19 may speed results and improve infection control, making them better than standard laboratory tests, a new study suggests. Results of the bedside test take about 2 hours, compared with 21 hours for PCR lab tests, the researchers said. 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