QuikTest™ Bioscreen
Suspicious Powder Pre-Screening Kit
The QuikTest™ Bioscreen kit is designed to help first responders quickly determine whether a suspicious powder may contain a bioterror agent. The kit can rule out the presence of pathogens or toxins in just five minutes, enabling public safety personnel to immediately screen for potential biothreats in the field before a definitive assessment can be made.
If the QuikTest Bioscreen test does not rule out the possibiliity of a biological threat, further testing may be done on site with QuikTest™ HHA to identify up to eight bioterrorism agents.
Sold in sets of 25 kits.
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QuikTest Bioscreen – simple to use, fast results
Just swab, swirl, and wait five minutes. QuikTest Bioscreen is the ideal rapid indicator for first responders and hazmat teams.
Avoid unnecessary immunoassay testing
QuikTest Bioscreen is a lower-cost product that may rule out the need for more expensive testing such as immunoassays.
Use with QuikTest HHA™ when indicated
If QuikTest Bioscreen does not rule out biological agents, use QuikTest HHA to test for up to eight bioterrorism threats.
- Features
- Applications
- Operational Details
Features
Product Features
- Fast: 15 minutes to train, five minutes to results
- Provides a simple indicator of a potential biological threat
- Rules out 87% of powders that cause citizens to call 911
- Save time and resources, and reduce citizen concern over false alarms
- Used by more than 450 first responder teams and government agencies nationwide
- Simultaneously screens for the possible presence of multiple agents
- Laboratory proven to detect anthrax, plague, and ricin
- Economical
- Sold in sets of 25 kits
- Tested by the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Metropolitan Health Research Center in Tokyo, and the Battelle Memorial Institute
Applications
Applications
- Public safety
- First responders
- Military
Operational Details
Operational Details
Principle
The product works primarily by using PurpleHaze™ Technology to identify protein, which is found in all living material. All biowarfare agents, including anthrax and ricin, contain protein. Many harmless substances often mistaken to be potential bioterror agents, such as powdered sugar, drywall dust, cornstarch, and many cosmetics, do not contain protein. QuikTest™ also includes a pH test that provides additional information about the sample, as harmful pathogens and toxins tend to be pH neutral.
Method
The protocol is fast and easy to perform. Samples of the suspicious powder are collected using two chemically treated swabs – one for a protein test and one to measure pH levels – and placed within color-coded test tubes. Each test produces a color change in the solution within five minutes if protein is present or if the sample is acidic or basic.
Reading QuikTest Bioscreen Results
Interpreting test results is simple. Within five minutes, one of three results will display, enabling first responders to determine whether a substance represents a potential threat that requires further laboratory testing.
| Protein Test | pH Test | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Purple: Protein present |
Further testing is required. | |
| No change in color AND Positive Control is Purple: Test valid |
Biological threat unlikely | |
| No change in color AND Positive Control is Purple: Test valid |
Biological threat very unlikely |
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