The diagnostic accuracy of the ID NOW COVID-19 point of care test in acute hospital admissions

Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V..

BACKGROUND: Prompt identification of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on admission to hospital is crucial to ensuring initiation of appropriate treatment, optimising infection control and maintaining patient flow. The Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 assay (ID NOW) is a point-of-care, isothermal nucleic acid amplification test, capable of producing a result within minutes, potentially placing it as an invaluable tool in helping to control the coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ID NOW in acute hospital admissions.

STUDY DESIGN: A prospective approach to data collection was undertaken in consecutive patients with ID NOW and Hologic Aptima™ SARS-CoV-2 transcription-mediated amplification assay (Aptima TMA) results, across three hospitals in the south-west of England between 1st March and 30th September 2021. A nasal swab was taken for ID NOW and a combined nose and throat swab for Aptima TMA. Measures of diagnostic accuracy were calculated for ID NOW against Aptima TMA. This study was conducted during a period of alpha and delta strain predominance.

RESULTS: 19,698 ID NOW assays were performed, of which 12,821 had an Aptima TMA assay performed within 24 hours. ID NOW had sensitivity of 85.2 % (95 % CI, 82.2-87.9) and specificity of 99.6 % (95 % CI, 99.4-99.7) compared with the reference assay. The overall PPV was 91.0 % (95 % CI, 88.5-93.0) and the overall NPV was 99.3 % (95 % CI, 99.1-99.4).

CONCLUSIONS: ID NOW offers a valid diagnostic tool to detect SARS-CoV-2, performing comparably to a reference laboratory-based assay which takes longer to provide results.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

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Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 170(2024) vom: 02. Feb., Seite 105634

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thompson, Ameeka [VerfasserIn]
Hettle, David [VerfasserIn]
Hutchings, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Vipond, Barry [VerfasserIn]
Veasey, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Grant, Kerry [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Hopes, Rich [VerfasserIn]
Steer, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Ravanan, Rommel [VerfasserIn]
Williams, O Martin [VerfasserIn]
Muir, Peter [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
ID NOW
Journal Article
Point-of-care testing
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105634

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NLM367020874