Operon -Simple/Stick Respiradeno Rapid Test Kit
A single-step immunochromatographic test for the qualitative detection of respiratory Adenovirus in nasopharyngeal swab, wash, and aspirate respiratory samples. Adenovirus is a virus with double-stranded DNA, non-enveloped, belonging to the Adenoviridae family. Up to 55 different serotypes have been identified, of which types 3, 4, 7, and 14 are more commonly associated with respiratory infection.
Adenovirus infection symptoms are similar to those from a common cold. These can include nasal congestion, a sore throat (pharyngitis), eyelid mucous membrane inflammation (conjunctivitis), lung airway infection (bronchitis), pneumonia, diarrhoea, fever, a strong cough,… Infections are normally mild except in immunosuppressed patients where it may be life threatening.
The virus is transmitted from person to person even via secretions that are released through coughing and sneezing or on hands and face. There is an incubation period from 2 to 14 days prior the appearance of symptoms.
In contrast with other respiratory viruses such as Influenza or Respiratory Syncytial Virus it is not seasonal, but is detected throughout the year, especially in winter, spring and early summer.
The OPERON RespirAdeno chromatographic immunoassay is a rapid test for the qualitative detection of Adenovirus in nasopharyngeal swabs, washes and aspirates. A positive signal from the test provides a good indicator of an eventual presence of an infection caused by respiratory Adenovirus. Patients with a negative result but presenting the typical symptomatology of this type of infections, a tissue culture or molecular techniques such us PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) are recommended. The results of this test will be used to support the data available from the clinical evaluation of the patient; the test itself is not a definitive diagnosis.