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Genoa. the the diagnostic revolution to identify coronavirus cases. The capital of Liguria is the first Italian city where an ultra-fast test has been introduced that allows you to have the result in just 3 minutes, practically in real time, successfully tested in recent weeks at the San Martino hospital where it has proven its effectiveness 97.6% reliable.
“It is a new Korean technology and we have recently signed a distribution contract in Italy – he explains Fabio strips, account manager Arrow Diagnosis, the Genoese company that marketed it for the first time and that soon he will move to the old Esaote headquarters in Sestri Ponente -. This is a coronavirus antigen detection system. The novelty of this system, in addition to its great sensitivity and specificity, is its speed: in 3 minutes we are able to provide the positive and negative result of the swab ”.
The operation is simple: sampling is done with a traditional swab that is inserted into a test tube with its transport fluid and shaken. A drop of this liquid is inserted into a special card, the size of an ATM. This card is placed in the instrument that automatically, in 3 minutes, gives the result. The machine is capable of processing a maximum of 58 swabs in an hour, almost one per minute.
“It is a step further, we are proud that Genoa is one of the first to use this tool – commented the President of Liguria Giovanni toti -. Waiting even 25 minutes on the road and walking can seem like an eternity, knowing in three minutes what your clinical condition is is not only an additional increase in detection, but also something that satisfies the comfort of those who undergo this genre. control”.
“We define it as ultra-fast because 3 minutes from the moment of the nasal swab to the result is really in real time. It is a tool that recognizes in the simplicity of execution and especially in the speed of the result a really useful aid in this phase in which the early diagnosis often helps a lot to block the spread of the virus ”, he adds. Giancarlo Icardi, Director of Hygiene of San Martino who coordinated the experimental phase.
“The evaluation we did at the San Martino polyclinic – continues Icardi – shows a 97.6% agreement with molecular buffer. If we then divide the results between positive and negative, with the negative it has a 100% agreement, in general it has a very important predictive value to say that a subject is not infected. If instead we evaluate it in positive molecular swabs, the concordance is close to 94%, so here we also talk about many things because it allows us to filter very fast in real time “.
For now in Liguria we start from Asl 3. The new system is already active since yesterday at the point of free buffers Villa Bombrini in Cornigliano and in the coming days it will spread throughout the Genoese territory, in particular in the emergency room, ambulances, detection sites. The company will provide the test reading devices at no charge, on loan for use, while the kits will be sold at the normal market price for swabs. “They will be purchased by our regional health care. – confirms Toti -. It will be a tool that is added and so on, it will replace the current antigenics. But certainly, for the time being, the entire range of instruments will remain in the field. “
Arrow Diagnosis is a Genoese company founded in 2003, active in the field of biomedical diagnostics, which was recently taken over by Koreans Seegene of which it became a subsidiary. At present already supplies 40% of tampons nationwide. The ultra-fast system was developed by another Korean company, the NanoEntek.
“The manufacturer has assured us a few hundred machines and millions of tests per month, we already have 150 machines available – explains the managing director. Gianluigi Mascarino – and for this reason our policy is to provide it for free use. We already have ongoing negotiations with Commissioner Arcuri on molecular swabs. This is a technology that we have taken over for the last few weeks, so there was no national competition yet.. At Arcuri we communicate availability: we are open to supplies“.
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