A rapid diagnostic test (RDT) is a medical

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that is quick and easy to perform. RDTs are suitable for preliminary or emergency

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and for use in medical facilities with limited resources. They also allow point-of-care testing in

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for things that formerly only a laboratory test could measure. They provide same-day results within two hours, typically in approximately 20 minutes. Hiv-test-strip

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defines that a rapid test means qualitative or semi-quantitative in vitro-diagnostic medical devices, used singly or in a small series, which involve non-automated procedures and have been designed to give a fast result. Lateral flow tests are probably the most known type of rapid diagnostic tests, similar to pregnancy tests, but there exist other systems as dipsticks, vertical flow, etc. Anything that can be used at bedside ( point-of-care) of the patient. Emerging lateral flow technology, the Cornell FeverPhone, has been validated to differentiate causes of acute febrile illness such as Dengue Virus, Chikugunya Virus and Malaria using a single drop of blood in about 15 minutes.

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Some examples of RDTs are listed below: *Rapid antibody tests ** Rapid HIV test **

Rapid plasma reagin The rapid plasma reagin test (RPR test or RPR titer) is a type of rapid diagnostic test that looks for non-specific antibodies in the blood of the patient that may indicate an infection by syphilis or related non-venereal treponematoses. It is ...

Rapid antigen test A rapid antigen test (RAT), sometimes called a rapid antigen detection test (RADT), antigen rapid test (ART), or wikt:Appendix:Glossary#loosely, loosely just a rapid test, is a rapid diagnostic test suitable for point-of-care testing that directl ...

s ** Rapid COVID-19 test ** Rapid influenza diagnostic test **

Malaria antigen detection tests Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially available rapid diagnostic tests of the rapid antigen test type that allow quick Medical diagnosis, diagnosis of malaria by people who are not otherwise skilled in traditional laboratory t ...

Rapid strep test The rapid strep test (RST) is a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) that is widely used in clinics to assist in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci (GAS), sometimes termed strep throat. There are currently seve ...

Rapid urease test Rapid urease test, also known as the CLO test (Campylobacter-like organism test), is a rapid diagnostic test for diagnosis of ''Helicobacter pylori''. The basis of the test is the ability of ''H. pylori'' to secrete the urease enzyme, which cataly ...

**NEMIS Rapid pathogen screening test

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