A profile of the binx health io® molecular point-of-care test for chlamydia and gonorrhea in women and men.
Barbara Van Der PolCharlotte A GaydosPublished in: Expert review of molecular diagnostics (2021)
Introduction: Point-of-care (POC) tests for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are urgently needed to control the STI epidemic in order to offer patients an immediate diagnoses and accurate treatment before they leave a clinical encounter and thus reduce transmission and sequelae. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have increased sensitivity and specificity, but very few POC assays can provide results of such tests within the usual time of the patient visit.Areas covered: This review describes the technology and performance characteristics of the binx health io® [Boston, MA] (binx io) CT/NG assay, a new rapid molecular POC assay. The assay is compared to other available molecular POC tests. We also describe the importance of time to results and assay performance for this POC assay.Expert opinion: The binx io CT/NG assay offers the ability to incorporate the use of POC tests to identify and immediately treat chlamydia and gonococcal infections into the clinical visit, which will provide improved outcomes for patients. Additional implementation studies are needed to optimize the adoption of this new test.
Keyphrases
- high throughput
- end stage renal disease
- nucleic acid
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- computed tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- image quality
- peritoneal dialysis
- primary care
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- men who have sex with men
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- single molecule
- quality improvement
- skeletal muscle
- pregnant women
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk