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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 test that detects chemical compounds associated with COVID-19 infection. 19 on breath, the agency said Thursday.
The agency says the InspectIR Covid-19 Breathalyzer, which is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, can be used in medical offices and mobile testing sites.
It can give results in less than three minutes.
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The system separates and identifies chemical mixtures to detect five compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
A study of the InspectIR Breathalyzer found that it accurately identified over 91% of positive samples and nearly 100% of negative samples.
Similar sensitivity was found in another study that focused on the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, the FDA says that a positive result must be confirmed with a PCR test.
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