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Article: New 3M Rapid Detection RSV Test Offers Objective Automated Results.
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- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Expanding its platform of rapid diagnostic testing, 3M announced the introduction of the 3M™ Rapid Detection RSV Test. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages and is a common cause of bronchitis and pneumonia in children under one year (see also 3M).
The Rapid Detection RSV Test is designed to detect the presence of RSV F-protein antigens in nasopharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate, or nasal wash/aspirate specimens. The test can detect the presence of RSV in 15 minutes or less using the 3M™ Rapid Detection Reader, manufactured by Response Biomedical, which is also used with the ...