Rapid meningitis test can tell if child has brain disease in just 1 hr
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LONDON: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking test for meningitis and septicaemia that can tell if a child has the deadly diseases within an hour.
The speed of the new test is vital because the first symptoms of meningitis are similar to a viral infection and therefore difficult to diagnose at an early stage.
However, youngsters with the bacterial infection can rapidly deteriorate and die within hours.
The diagnostic test for meningococcal bacteria has been developed by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
It detects whether a patient has meningitis, which is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord or septicaemia, which is the blood poisoning form of the disease.
The small piece of equipment resembles a portable home printer. A sample of blood or saliva produces a colour reading that determines if the patient has the condition.
Professor Mike Shields, of Queen’s University, said: 'The real advantage of the new LAMP (loop mediated isothermal amplification) test is that it has the potential to be a simple bedside test that is rapid, cheap, easy to use and doesn’t require laboratory trained staff.'
LONDON: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking test for meningitis and septicaemia that can tell if a child has the deadly diseases within an hour.
The speed of the new test is vital because the first symptoms of meningitis are similar to a viral infection and therefore difficult to diagnose at an early stage.
However, youngsters with the bacterial infection can rapidly deteriorate and die within hours.
The diagnostic test for meningococcal bacteria has been developed by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
It detects whether a patient has meningitis, which is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord or septicaemia, which is the blood poisoning form of the disease.
The small piece of equipment resembles a portable home printer. A sample of blood or saliva produces a colour reading that determines if the patient has the condition.
Professor Mike Shields, of Queen’s University, said: 'The real advantage of the new LAMP (loop mediated isothermal amplification) test is that it has the potential to be a simple bedside test that is rapid, cheap, easy to use and doesn’t require laboratory trained staff.'
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