MobiHealth News January 31, 2022
Researchers found that a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based methodology combined with smartphone detection was able to test for COVID-19.
Smartphones may be a key component to expanding at-home COVID-19 testing, according to a new study published in JAMA.
Researchers tested the use of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based methodology (LAMP), combined with smartphone-based detection, for COVID-19 and influenza testing. The results indicated that the smartphone-backed system was able to reliably detect for the COVID-19 virus.
Study authors said that this type of technology has the potential to lower testing costs, and that it could be particularly useful in low- and middle-income countries.
“The smartphone-based LAMP assay integrates reliable diagnostics with advantages of smartphone detection, offering an inexpensive diagnostic platform...
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