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When lung infections are on the line, every minute counts.
The rapid Avisa BreathTest™, currently in late-stage clinical development, can detect lung bacterial infection in 10 minutes.
When lung infections are on the line, every minute counts.
The rapid Avisa BreathTest™, currently in late-stage clinical development, can detect lung bacterial infection in 10 minutes.
The only test that has the potential to differentiate a virulent bacterial infection from strep pneumonia and viral lung infection.
A Value-Based, Cost Advantaged Product would be a Win for Patient, Doctor, Hospital and Payer
AVISA BreathTest | Culture | PCR | Procalcitonin, Proteomics Panel | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Specimen | Exhaled Breath | Sputum | Sputum | Blood |
Detects live organisms | Yes | No | No | No |
Measures whole lung | Yes | No | No | No |
Monitors treatment | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Turnaround time | <10 min | 24 hrs to 3 days | 4 hrs to 24 hrs | 2 hrs to 4 hrs |
Sensitivity | High | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
Specificity | High Urease | High | High | Low |
Point of care, portable | Yes | No | No | No |
Test complexity | Low | High | High | Moderate |
Complementary to ABT | --- | Yes | Yes | No |