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A Scientists in the UK are developing a non-invasive Covid-19 breath test that could deliver results “in one minute”.
The technology, which was originally developed as part of a project known as TOXI-Triage, would use “respiration signatures” to “quickly distinguish Covid-19 from other respiratory conditions.”
The researchers said their findings, published in The Lancet’s EclinicalMedicine, could dramatically improve the experience of taking a coronavirus test, as well as “help jump-start the economy.”
Led by Loughborough University, the project was launched four years ago with the goal of determining the most effective ways to provide medical and toxic evaluations to victims of a chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear event.
The team involved in the project reused some of the existing technology to design a Covid breath test.
Paul Thomas, a professor of analytical science in the Department of Chemistry at Loughborough University, said the findings encouraged the team, but added that more data was needed to develop the test.
Emma Brodrick, Systems Applications Manager at Imspex Group, a Welsh-based diagnostics company collaborating on the research, said: “Currently the two main tests for Covid-19 (antigen detection and PCR) use invasive methods. to collect samples, which can be uncomfortable for the patient and may discourage some from going for a desperately needed test.
“We are excited to be working with the trusts of the NHS in Scotland, Klinikum Dortmund in Germany, and Loughborough University to develop a minimally invasive test that produces results quickly – in fact, at TOXI-Triage, our results were in a minute.” .
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