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| Company Markets 20 Minute Flu Swab Test |
| 2008-06-14 |
| Includes: 22 complete tests, 20 specimen collections, 1 set +/- controls Suggested Retail Price: $180.00 ZstatFlu utilizes a throat-swab specimen and employs approximately 2 minutes of tech time and 20 minutes processing time. It can be stored at room temperature. 99% of people without flu have a negative test result. That is, there is a 1% false positive rate. Although the ZstatFlu-II test did not distinguish between influenza virus types A and B, the test identified both types of viruses with a sensitivity and a specificity comparable to those of culture. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 That's quite good. Actually, impressive. I remember in the lab when we got our first PCR machine. It was huge, now they are nothing. Most people know of how computers have advanced over time, but likewise bioscience equip has advanced. Still needs to be cutdown in time for what is the presumable purpose. But sill, a good advance. |
| Posted by: bombay 2008-06-14 23:22 |