Rapid diagnostic test
Point-of-care tests are simple medical tests that can be performed at the bedside. In many cases, the simplicity was not achievable until technology developed not only to make a test possible at all but then also to mask its complexity .
Today, portable ultrasonography is often viewed as a “simple” test, but there was nothing simple about it until the more complex technology was available.
BENEFITS
The use of mobile devices in the health care setting also enable the health care provider to quickly access patient test results sent from a POCT device.
POCT has become established worldwide and finds vital roles in public health. Many monographs in the Thai and Indonesian languages emphasize POCT as the normal standard of care in disaster situation.
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) detect the presence of viral proteins (antigens) expressed by the COVID-19 virus in a sample from the respiratory tract of a person.
There are many studies underway to better understand the antibody response following infection to SARS-CoV-2. Several studies to date show that most people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop antibodies specific to this virus. However, the levels of these antibodies can vary.
The risk of catching the COVID-19 virus from the faeces of an infected person appears to be low.