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A recently developed coronavirus test also received permission from the American and European authorities, which will be used for the first time in Hungary at the Teaching Hospital of St. Imre University.
According to the announcement by the Chief of the National Cabinet of Róbert J. Bedros, the test shows the infection that has already taken place with 100 percent sensitivity and 99.5 percent precision. In the first round, hospital staff will be examined.
These are not the new tests yetPhoto: Zoltán Balogh / MTI / MTVA
This is important because, in addition to PCR tests that accurately detect actual infection, “there is an increasing need for a simpler serological test that confirms both the disease that has occurred and the potential for protection. The development of the tests required a lot of time and a serious technological base, since it was expected to show positivity only with antibodies produced during the immune response to the targeted virus, but always in its presence. “
“The decisions necessary for effective control can be made responsibly in light of accurate morbidity data. In line with expectations, the manufacturer has established production capacity for mass production and will launch a full range of serological tests in the coming months, “he writes.
After St. Imre, new types of coronavirus testing will start at various Hungarian institutions in the near future.
Just a few days ago, it turned out that two previously acquired rapid tests at the center, Anhui and Clungene, indicated with low efficiency that someone had contracted the infection.
They are completely unsuitable for detecting current infection, although they are also used for this purpose in Hungary, for example, when someone comes home from a foreign site suspected of being infected and undergoes mandatory quarantine tests at home. This was also seen in the video made by a Hungarian traveling vlogger about testing his own home. In that case, Anhui showed a negative result to discover later, it was actually positive.
