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10 tests / kit |
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100 % |
95,3 % |
15 min. |
- FORMAT: S: stick; D: device; M: midstream.
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VRSTOP+ is an immunochromatographic screening test for the detection of RSV antigen in the respiratory samples of humans.
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- Quality system certified ISO 9001 and ISO 13485,
- Sandwich system of the direct detection of an antigen common to groups A and B.
- Specificity : 95,3% (*).
- Sensibility : 100% (*).
(*) - Comparative study on 75 nasopharyngeal samples.
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- Rhinopharyngeal washing, nasal aspirates or nasopharyngeal swabs in transport media can be used for this test.
- Objective reading: presence or absence of band test
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- Simple : test in two steps,
- Fast : results in 15 minutes.
- Expiry date : betwen 12 and 18 months.
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The test is to be used as an aid to the diagnosis of infection due to RSV.
VRSTOP+contains a unique monoclonal antibody that is conjugated to colloidal gold particles. A polyclonal antibody is immobilized in the test area of the strip.
RSV is a virus with a simple ARN strand of the genus Pneumovirus paramyxoviridiae family. It is very contagious and is responsible for bronchiolitis. Two thirds of child hospitalization, due to bronchiolitis are caused by RSV. About 50% of infants are in contact with VRS during their first year of life, but only about1% of the infections require hospitalization.
The severity factors are : age (<3 months), prematurity and predisposing terrain.
Infection to VRS usually starts out as a banal rhinopharyngitis with a fever inferior to 39°C and a dry cough. The third day starts a wheezing sound, which evokes bronchiolitis. There can be more complications such as respiratory ditress or pneumonia.
Using VRSTOP+ enables to detect RSV, when concerned with infant rhinopharyngitis, and thus be able to predict a possible evolution towards bronchiolitis, to avoid using antibiotics and to isolate the infected children in hospitals, in order to limit transmission.
Early detection of RSV enables eventual use of antiviral molecules..
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