First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity
October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Penn State researchers, in collaboration with others, developed a lateral flow biosensor -- the same kind of paper-based biosensor used in at-home rapids tests for COVID-19 -- capable of detecting nucleic acids present in chlamydia or gonorrhea from cervical and vaginal swab samples in two minutes. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
October 25, 2023
Penn State researchers, in collaboration with others, developed a lateral flow biosensor -- the same kind of paper-based biosensor used in at-home rapids tests for COVID-19 -- capable of detecting nucleic acids present in chlamydia or gonorrhea from cervical and vaginal swab samples in two minutes. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
October 25, 2023