Home pathogen testing available in Shanghai

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Patients in Shanghai can schedule pathogen testing services at home by using the WeChat miniprogram or smartphone apps.

The 69 yuan (US$9.7) test kit on the Meituan app can detect 12 types of common respiratory virus and pathogens, which is already rolled out for residents in selected areas.

Users who order online will receive the kit at their doorstep and later delivered to testing institutes. The results of the tests can be accessed online, saving the trouble of visiting hospitals.

Adenoviruses, pneumococcus bacteria, mycoplasma bacteria, and respiratory syncytial viruses are among the common respiratory viruses and germs covered by the tests.

Home delivery kit and testing service cost 99 yuan (US$13.9), but a 69-yuan discount is available for new customers.

In some areas, people may have to wait longer to place orders, depending on service availability. But there are plans to expand coverage to more areas of the city.

Medical professionals recommend early respiratory virus detection and avoiding long hospital lines, especially in children's specialized hospitals, due to increased respiratory sickness during the winter.

Follow the online instructions and wait for the staff to deliver and pick up the kits.

Use WeChat to scan the QR code.

冬季是呼吸道传染病高发季节，多个平台上线快检试剂。近日记者了解到美团上线的“美团买药居家快检”服务已在上海多地区开通，闵行部分区域也在服务范围内。

美团买药称，用户下单后，页面会陆续更新为“送检中”“检测中”“报告已生成”等内容，大约3小时后，会收到检测报告，其中明确显示12种呼吸道感染相关的病毒、细菌等是否检出等内容。

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美团买药方面介绍，其居家快检试剂可以检测甲流、乙流、支原体等12种近期常见的呼吸道感染病毒或细菌，可比抗原检测早2天发现病毒。上海居家快检的第一单于门店上线后8分钟产生，“用户是从美团的看病买药频道看到有这个服务，就直接下单了。”美团买药有关负责人介绍，由于该服务刚刚上线，这位率先下单的用户在11点左右就完成了取样环节，预计13点左右可以收到检测结果。

对于部分市民担心如何保障“居家快检”的准确性和科学性，美团买药也对此做出了回应。

美团居家快检上海地区负责人黄经理表示：“我们主要用的是核酸检测的这个技术，我们一方面是会跟很多个专业机构去合作，这些机构都是有国家认定的标准的。另一方面的话，在检测的人员方面，我们是有专门的培训去保证采样和送样的环节，都是有密封的，然后也是符合相应检测标准的。（采样）是单管的，因为其实它涉及到样本的准确性，所以我们肯定是单管去做检测的，它不是混检。”

对于这种快检服务，上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院儿科科主任卢燕鸣提醒道，居家自检类似于医院的多重核酸检测方法，理论上来说跟单一核酸PCR的方法结果应该一致，其敏感度比较高。但临床不能单单依据实验室的检查，特别是对儿童来说，可能有些孩子可能不太配合采样，如果采样结果和病情、症状体征不一致，建议还是要及时前往医院做进一步的其他检测，以确认孩子发热、咳嗽的原因。

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Source：Shanghai Daily

Edited by Yue Shunshun