International launch for Quidel's Strep A tests:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Concise Performance Plus Strep A, Quidel's rapid antigen test to detect Strep A from a throat swab, has been launched outside the US. Results using plus or minus signs are available in five minutes. The US company has also launched its Cards QS Strep A antigen test internationally. Test results can be read within minutes and testing can be carried out at either the point of care or a central laboratory.