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a Founder and CSO, Assaya Pte Ltd
b Biologist and Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Assaya Pte Ltd
c Assay onboarding specialist, and technical support manager, Assaya Pte Ltd
October 3, 2023
Key Words:
Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT)
Rapid Diagnostic Reader (RDR)
Quantifiable Unit (QU)
Relative Intensity (RI)
Pandemic Response
Diagnostic
Infectious Diseases
Viral Load
Point of Care (POC)
Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) play a pivotal role in diagnosing infectious diseases, particularly in Point of Care (POC) settings with limited resources1. Despite their advantages, RDTs often face challenges in producing accurate quantitative results and are susceptible to interpretation errors due to factors like poor lighting and physical barriers. This paper introduces the Rapid Diagnostic Reader (RDR) as a solution to enhance the accuracy and reproducibility of RDTs, eliminating subjective interpretation. Furthermore, we propose the adoption of Quantifiable Units (QUs), a universal scale for interpreting RDT results. QUs offer a standardized method for precisely quantifying RDT results with the aid of the RDR that can be easily grasped by individuals at varying levels of training. This approach not only simplifies the interpretation of diagnostic results for healthcare professionals and the general public but also integrates seamlessly with electronic health records and laboratory systems, automating and quality assuring the result transfer process.
Assaya provides affordable and equitable human error reducing diagnostics at scale, with real-time reporting. Our mission is to provide the world with reliable, augmented, practical, and inexpensive diagnostics (RAPID) that can be deployed anywhere, anytime, to identify biomarkers and dangerous pathogens in near real-time. We help people everywhere shift from illness to wellness, and prevent the spread of disease, in a sustainable and ethically responsible manner.
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