美RPS公司推出结膜炎的快速诊断方法

一种快速免疫色谱检查方法，能够通过对人眼睛中液体的定性检查来鉴别诊断急性腺病毒结膜炎。

RPS Adeno Detector由Rapid病原筛查公司(South Williamsport, PA, USA)制造的，是一种吸附条带，能够收集泪液，然后浸入缓冲液中。如果有腺病毒存在，腺病毒抗原就可以被2种抗原特异性抗体捕获。检查结果10分钟之内就可以知道，在检测区域内表现为1条（阴性）或者2条（阳性）红线。这种检测可以用于在7天内出现红眼病的感染性结膜炎。

RPS Adeno Detector已经获得了美国食品药品管理局的许可。这种在床边即可进行的快速鉴别诊断方法，有望用于降低不必要的经验性使用抗生素，这种不必要的抗生素的使用导致了细菌耐药、不良反应、过敏和角膜毒性的发生。

Rapid Diagnosis for Conjunctivitis
 
A rapid immunochromatography test will enable differential diagnosis of acute adenoviral conjunctivitis by qualitative detection of adenoviral antigens in human eye fluid.

The RPS Adeno Detector, made by Rapid Pathogen Screening (South Williamsport, PA, USA), is an absorbent strip on which tear fluid is collected, which is then dipped in a buffering solution. If present, the adenoviral antigen is captured between two antigen-specific antibodies. Results are available within 10 minutes and appear as one (negative) or two (positive) red lines in the read-out area. The test is best used within seven days of developing a red eye consistent with infectious conjunctivitis.

The RPS Adeno Detector has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The rapid availability of test results for differential diagnosis in point-of-care settings is expected to decrease empiric use of unnecessary antibiotics, which have been linked to risks for resistance, adverse effects, allergies, and corneal toxicity.