Newer Forms of Diseases Increase the Need for Rapid Test Kits.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50076) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: Rapid Test Kits for Patient Diagnostics to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Rapid Test Kits for Patient Diagnostics provides in-depth information about the various commercial products and technologies developed for rapid screening of various health conditions. These include infectious diseases such as metabolic disorders, and even pregnancy testing, drug abuse and heavy metal toxicity testing and genetic testing Genetic Testing Definition A genetic test examines the genetic information contained inside a person's cells, called DNA, to determine if that person has or will develop a certain disease or could pass a disease to his or her offspring. , and elated health complications. The study provides information on various products and technologies available in the market today and those on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of commercialization. The technologies covered include Microarrays, Biosensors, PCR/RT PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) , Immunoassays, and Lab-on-Chip tests. Topics Covered: Executive Summary - Scope and Methodology - Rapid Test Kits - A Technology Snapshot Technology Analysis - Technology Primer - Technology Trends - Noteworthy Developments in the Corporate Sector and Academia Technology Adoption Factor Analysis - Influential Market Factors - Collaborations and Funding Assessment of Technology Innovation - Technology Innovations in Companies - North America - Technology Innovations in Companies - Europe and Asia Pacific - Technology Innovations in Universities and Academia--World Patents and Key Industry Participants - Patents - Key Industry Participants Decision Support Database - Database Tables Summary: Multiple Uses of Rapid Test Kits Boosts Potential Rapid tests, otherwise called near-patient tests, are done at the site of an incident and in the presence of the patient. The doctor cannot take even the most critical decision about the appropriate therapy without the results of these tests. A rapid diagnostic test kit includes a wide variety of portable analytical devices such as dipsticks dipsticks absorbent paper strips impregnated with reagents for testing urine or other fluid for their content of electrolytes, other solutes and blood. The container is usually provided with a color matching scale so that a rough quantitative estimation can be made. , microarrays, biosensors, microdevices, lab-on-chip (LOC LOC - lines of code ) devices, microchips, or bioMEMS. "Rapid tests can monitor and screen for medical conditions and are rapidly being developed for use on a single-test basis," according to the analyst of the study. "They are showing promise as indispensable tools not only in medical laboratories for use by doctors and at-home self-testing for use by patients, but also in clinical research purposes for use by researchers." Clinical applications for rapid tests include fertility tests, tests for tumor markers Tumor Markers Definition Tumor markers are measurable biochemicals that are associated with a malignancy. They are either produced by tumor cells (tumor-derived) or by the body in response to tumor cells (tumor-associated). , toxicology tests -- for drugs abuse, heavy metal poisoning Heavy Metal Poisoning Definition Heavy metal poisoning is the toxic accumulation of heavy metals in the soft tissues of the body. Description tests, genetic testing, metabolic disease metabolic disease, n a disorder that causes dysfunction of the metabolic action of the body, resulting in loss of control of homeostasis. paraneoplastic syndrome testing, testing for allergies, infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. testing, theranostics, and pharmacogenomics. Other uses of rapid tests include testing for biological and environmental contamination. Newer Forms of Diseases Increase Need for Rapid Test Kits The growing number of infective agents, their dynamic genetic nature, the absence of specific and efficient treatments for several viral and bacterial diseases, and genetic diseases such as cancer has created the need of rapid identification and diagnosis. Moreover, in the recent years, molecular diagnostic techniques have been the ongoing focus of researchers and there have been noteworthy developments in these diagnostics that have brought about new developments in healthcare. Starting from the detection of infectious organisms, diagnosis of metabolic and genetic diseases such as cancer and diabetes, sophisticated modern technologies have resulted in highly sensitive and specific tests that can produce rapid and at the point-of-care and real-time results for the patients. The commercial diagnostic assay that was introduced in the market for the first time was based on the non-amplified detection of ribosomal RNA ribosomal RNA n. See rRNA. ribosomal RNA (rī´bōsō´m (rRNA), the abundantly found genetic material in bacteria. These nucleic acid nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replication of hereditary information and in the expression of this information through protein synthesis. technologies applied for the detection of pathogens such as viruses and bacteria are now coupled with newly designed assays for the detection of novel biological markers associated with various types of cancer and autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause . "In many instances, the developmental trend will continue to be combining robust chemical or biochemical assays with sophisticated hardware and software to bring about automated, high throughput and rapid testing methodologies at the point-of-care use," explains the analyst. "In the future, less laborious rapid testing which can give accurate and comparable results could potentially replace conventional testing or may even become a mandatory adjunct to conventional tests." For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50076 |
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