Thailand’s COVID rapid test kit in final 20 of in XPRIZE Foundation competition

[webfact]

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued a certificate for a COVID-19 test kit which can show a test result in just 75 minutes, with the cost of each test kit estimated at 300 baht.

Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, president of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), said today that the innovation, named “Coxy-amp”, was jointly developed by the biotech centre of NSTDA and the faculty of tropical medicine at Mahidol University.

Mrs. Wansika Kiatpathomchai, senior researcher at the biotech centre, said that Coxy-amp is a rapid response test kit which changes colour to reveal the result. Once the test fluid is heated at 65oC, if it changes colour from purple to yellow, it means that the fluid is contaminated with the SATS-Cov-2 virus, without the need for further expert analysis.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-covid-rapid-test-kit-in-final-20-of-in-xprize-foundation-competition/

 

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[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Dr. Narong Sirilertworakul, president of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), said today that the innovation, named “Coxy-amp”,

Sounds like an Apple that's been juiced up ..

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

which can show a test result in just 75 minutes

what are the rates of false positives and false negatives ?

[josephbloggs]

41 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

what are the rates of false positives and false negatives ?

Ever thought of reading the article?  Revolutionary idea I know, but sometimes if you read things you find the answer.  97% accuracy, 92% sensitivity, 100% specificity.

[Jimbo2014]

Is this a swab?  I have to admit I would prefer the An@l swab over the nose ????

[Caldera]

Sell it and I'll buy it. Sounds like a fun party game with those changing colors. And who knows,  it might even be a test that actually works!

[scorecard]

9 hours ago, YetAnother said:

what are the rates of false positives and false negatives ?

And why would countries/anybody use it when there's several other well accredited tests which produce a result, with good level of accuracy, in under 15 minutes and cheap. 

[scorecard]

7 hours ago, Jimbo2014 said:

Is this a swab?  I have to admit I would prefer the An@l swab over the nose ????

Well for that matter I wonder why saliva can't be used for the test?