Evaluation of automated antigen detection test for detection of SARS-CoV-2

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RT-PCR is the gold standard to detect SARS-CoV-2, however, its capacity is limited. We evaluated an automated antigen detection (AAD) test, Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen (Roche, Germany), for detecting SARS-CoV-2. We compared the limit of detection (LOD) between AAD test, rapid antigen detection (RAD) test; SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test (SD Biosensor, Korea), and in-house RT-PCR test. LOD results showed that the AAD test was 100 fold more sensitive than the RAD test, while the sensitivity of the AAD test was comparable to the RT-PCR test. The AAD test detected between 85.7% and 88.6% of RT-PCR-positive specimens collected from COVID-19 patients, false negative results were observed for specimens with Ct values >30. Although clinical sensitivity for the AAD test was not superior or comparable to the RT-PCR test in the present study, the AAD test may be an alternative to RT-PCR test in terms of turn-around time and throughput.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 101(2021), 4 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 115490

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mak, Gannon C K [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Stephen S Y [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Kitty K Y [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Nancy L S [VerfasserIn]
Lau, C S [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Ken H L [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Edman T K [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Rickjason C W [VerfasserIn]
Tsang, Dominic N C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens, Viral
Automated Antigen Detection
COVID-19
Journal Article
RT-PCR
Rapid Antigen Detection
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 10.11.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115490

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32943019X