The epidemic of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other pathogens has directly driven the increase in demand for respiratory multiplex testing. According to incomplete statistics from the reporter of the people's ** health client, up to now, there have been respiratory joint inspection products of Shengxiang Biology, Zhongzhi Biology, Innova and many other companies, which have been registered and certified by the State Food and Drug Administration. In 2023 alone, at least 4 triple respiratory tract multiplex detection products produced by Mingde Biotech, Chuanglan Biotech and other companies will be approved. In addition, companies such as Biotest Biotech and Mingde Biotech are also accelerating their layout, and some respiratory multiplex detection products are already in the registration process.
At present, the laboratory departments of hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Hubei and Wuhan have launched respiratory joint inspection projects, and the number of joint inspection items varies, which are divided into 3-fold joint inspection, 6-fold joint inspection, 13-fold joint inspection, etc., covering common pathogens such as influenza A virus, new coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In addition, some e-commerce platforms have also launched a "home rapid test" service for respiratory viruses, which can also quickly detect a variety of respiratory viruses.
Some e-commerce platforms have launched a "home rapid test" service for respiratory viruses, which can detect a variety of respiratory viruses. Photo by Zhang Shuang.
Many patients have this kind of multiple joint testing before going to the hospital. The results of the examination are of reference value, and we will judge them in combination with specific conditions such as symptoms, as long as the accuracy can be guaranteed, it also has promotion value in clinical practice, which will help to clarify the symptoms in the early stage. Li Tong, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Beijing You'an Hospital, once said in an interview with a reporter from the People's ** Health Client.
A number of interviewed experts said that at present, the hospital's respiratory tract multiple joint inspection** is high. The reporter consulted Beijing, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Chengdu, Sichuan, Xi'an, Shaanxi and other hospitals that carry out respiratory tract multi-joint testing, and according to the number of tests, a multi-joint test varies from 500 to 1000 yuan.
After the 6-fold joint respiratory test is done before 8:30 in the morning, the results can be obtained in the afternoon of the same day, and the patient needs to have a throat swab sampling. A staff member of the laboratory department of a hospital in Huairou District, Beijing, said, "At present, some patients are examined in the emergency department, fever clinic, and pediatrics. ”
According to the "Research on the Development Trend of China's Respiratory Pathogen Testing Industry and Investment Prospect Analysis Report" released by Guanyan Report in 2023, the market size of China's respiratory pathogen testing is expected to exceed 60 billion yuan in 2025. Due to the large number of respiratory pathogens that have been prevalent recently, the advantages of multiplexed detection products are also highlighted compared with single detection products. In the interview, the reporter of the people's health client learned that the respiratory tract multi-test products include nucleic acid, antigen, antibody and other detection methods.
Testing is the premise of accurate drug use, and the outbreak of respiratory diseases has led to a significant increase in the demand for testing, bringing order flexibility to testing reagent companies. Hu Boxin, an analyst at Huaxin, said, "Multi-detection is more in line with the rapid diagnosis needs of respiratory diseases, which is the future development trend. Compared with single detection products such as new crown and myocardium, respiratory multiple antigen detection products have a longer growth cycle. ”