The application of a novel 5-in-1 multiplex reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 and differentiation between variants of concern

ABSTRACT: Objectives: We have established a novel 5-in-1 VOC assay to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 and immediately distinguish whether positive samples represent variants of concern (VOCs). Methods: This assay could distinguish among five VOCs: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron, in a single reaction tube. The five variants exhibit different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in their viral genome, which can be used to distinguish them. We selected target SNPs in the spike gene, including N501Y, P681R, K417N, and deletion H69/V70 for the assay. Results: The limit of detection of each gene locus was 80 copies per polymerase chain reaction. We observed a high consistency among the results when comparing the performance of our 5-in-1 VOC assay, whole gene sequencing, and the Roche VirSNiP SARS-CoV-2 test in retrospectively analyzing 150 clinical SARS-CoV-2 variant positive samples. The 5-in-1 VOC assay offers an alternative and rapid high-throughput test for most diagnostic laboratories in a flexible sample-to-result platform. Conclusion: The assay can also be applied in a commercial platform with the completion of the SARS-CoV-2 confirmation test and identification of its variant within 2.5 hours..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:127

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 127(2023), Seite 56-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hsing-Yi Chung [VerfasserIn]
Ming Jian, Jr [VerfasserIn]
Chih-Kai Chang [VerfasserIn]
Chi-Sheng Chen [VerfasserIn]
Shih-Yi Li [VerfasserIn]
Jung-Chung Lin [VerfasserIn]
Kuo-Ming Yeh [VerfasserIn]
Ya-Sung Yang [VerfasserIn]
Chien-Wen Chen [VerfasserIn]
Shan-Shan Hsieh [VerfasserIn]
Sheng-Hui Tang [VerfasserIn]
Cherng-Lih Perng [VerfasserIn]
Kuo-Sheng Hung [VerfasserIn]
Feng-Yee Chang [VerfasserIn]
Hung-Sheng Shang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
High-throughput
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Omicron
SARS-CoV-2 variant
Variant of concerns

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.027

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ081514492