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How long will it take for it to be commercially available?

Considering that the test doesn't require violation of the patient's body, I would not expect it to take extremely long.

Ehh .. this is a very preliminary paper in a small journal and medical devices have to undergo rigorous clinical testing before being used in clinical settings. If this will ever be clinically available, it will probably take at least 7 - 10 years.

Ehh... I wouldn't say "rigorous clinic testing". Many devices use/abuse the 510k process.

If it's cost effective probably <5 years, somewhere it'll see screening usage.

Wide spread rollout who knows.

But FebriDX was relatively new when it was rolled out in parts of the UK. And with the "COVID backlog" if this is cost effective (which includes if it even works), it'll see usage somewhere like substance misuse clinics.

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