Comparison of Roche and Lumipulse quantitative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test performance using automated systems for the diagnosis of COVID-19

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread worldwide. Here, we evaluated the performance of two quantitative antigen (Ag) tests, the Roche and Lumipulse Ag tests, using automated platforms. Methods: We collected 637 nasopharyngeal swab samples from 274 individuals. Samples were subjected to quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR), the Roche Ag test and Lumipulse Ag test. Results: When RT-qPCR was used as a reference, the overall concordance rate of the Roche Ag test was 77.1% (491/637) with 70.0% (341/487) sensitivity and 100% specificity (150/150). When inconclusive results of the Lumipulse Ag test were excluded, the overall concordance rate of the Lumipulse Ag test was 88.3% (467/529) with 84.8% (330/389) sensitivity and 97.9% (137/140) specificity. The overall concordance rate between the Roche and Lumipulse Ag tests was 97.9% (518/529) with 96.7% (322/333) sensitivity and 100% (196/196) specificity. Quantitative Ag levels determined using the Roche and Lumipulse Ag tests were highly correlated (R2 = 0.922). The Roche and Lumipulse Ag tests showed high concordance up to nine days after symptom onset, with progressively lower concordance after that. Conclusions: The Roche and Lumipulse Ag tests showed equivalent assay performance and represent promising approaches for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 108(2021), Seite 263-269

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yosuke Hirotsu [VerfasserIn]
Hiroki Sugiura [VerfasserIn]
Makoto Maejima [VerfasserIn]
Miyoko Hayakawa [VerfasserIn]
Hitoshi Mochizuki [VerfasserIn]
Toshiharu Tsutsui [VerfasserIn]
Yumiko Kakizaki [VerfasserIn]
Yoshihiro Miyashita [VerfasserIn]
Masao Omata [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigen
COVID-19
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Lumipulse
Roche
SARS-CoV-2

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2021.05.067

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ001519379