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Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA)
Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) —an immunochemical method of the assay, based on the principle of the thin-layer chromatography and including the reaction between an antigen and a corresponding antibody in biomaterials (urine, whole blood, blood serum or plasma, saliva, feces, etc.).
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FAKTOR-MED LLCDescription
This type of assay is conducted with the help of reagent strips, panels or test cassettes that provide the testing rapidity. LFIA is a rapid test.
The main advantages of the use of IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC test strips are:
Usability — allows for obtaining the result (the analysis/assay and primary vision of the cause of the disease) without any equipment and special skills;
Reliability — the test validity/accuracy is up to 99.8%, at that, each test has the built-in internal control;
Cost efficiency — minimum costs for the test purchase and time saving for the medical check;
Anonymity/confidentiality — which is of particular importance for detecting the sexually transmitted diseases, other infectious diseases, as well as for detecting the facts of substance misuse;
Independence — needs neither preliminary medical consultation, nor prescription;
Being an efficient diagnosis mean, rapid tests allow for the visual (for several minutes) detection and assessment of the content of antigens, antibodies, hormones and other relevant diagnosis-related substances in human body. The rapid tests are different by their high sensitivity and accuracy, detecting over 100 diseases, including such common ones as tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, various types of viral hepatitis, etc., as well as the whole range of the applied addictive/narcotic substances with the high detection accuracy. The distinct advantage of this type of tests is their application in the in vitro diagnosis requiring no physical presence of a patient under survey.
The main advantages of the use of IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC test strips are:
Usability — allows for obtaining the result (the analysis/assay and primary vision of the cause of the disease) without any equipment and special skills;
Reliability — the test validity/accuracy is up to 99.8%, at that, each test has the built-in internal control;
Cost efficiency — minimum costs for the test purchase and time saving for the medical check;
Anonymity/confidentiality — which is of particular importance for detecting the sexually transmitted diseases, other infectious diseases, as well as for detecting the facts of substance misuse;
Independence — needs neither preliminary medical consultation, nor prescription;
Being an efficient diagnosis mean, rapid tests allow for the visual (for several minutes) detection and assessment of the content of antigens, antibodies, hormones and other relevant diagnosis-related substances in human body. The rapid tests are different by their high sensitivity and accuracy, detecting over 100 diseases, including such common ones as tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, various types of viral hepatitis, etc., as well as the whole range of the applied addictive/narcotic substances with the high detection accuracy. The distinct advantage of this type of tests is their application in the in vitro diagnosis requiring no physical presence of a patient under survey.