Clinical evaluation of a modified SARS-CoV-2 rapid molecular assay, ID NOW ™ COVID-19 2.0

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In the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), several types of instruments and reagents for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing have been introduced to meet clinical needs. We evaluated the clinical performances of ID NOW™ COVID-19 2.0 (ID NOW™ 2.0), which is capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2 within 12 min as part of point-of-care testing (POCT). Patients who displayed COVID-19 related symptoms, and who were tested for screening purposes, were recruited to this study. Two nasopharyngeal swabs were collected and tested using the ID NOW™ 2.0 test. Reference testing was performed using the cobas 8800 or 6800 (reagents: cobas SARS-CoV-2 and Flu A/B). A total of 38 samples and 46 samples were tested positive and negative, respectively, by the reference test. The ID NOW™ 2.0 showed a sensitivity of 94.7% (95% CI: 82.3-99.4) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI: 92.3-100). Samples that were positive by reference testing had cycle threshold (Ct) values ranging from 11.90 to 35.41. Among these reference positive samples, two samples were negative by ID NOW™ 2.0 with Ct values of 35.25 and 35.41. For samples with Ct values < 35, the sensitivity of ID NOW™ 2.0 was 100%. In Japan, the restrictions related to COVID-19 have been relaxed, however the COVID-19 epidemic still continues. ID NOW™ 2.0 is expected to be used as a rapid and reliable alternative to laboratory-based RT-PCR methods.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - (2024) vom: 02. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arakawa, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Nishida, Yoshie [VerfasserIn]
Sakanashi, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Nakamura, Akiko [VerfasserIn]
Ota, Hirotoshi [VerfasserIn]
Tokuhiro, Shinji [VerfasserIn]
Mikamo, Hiroshige [VerfasserIn]
Yamagishi, Yuka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
ID NOW
Journal Article
Nucleic acid test
Rapid molecular test
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.jiac.2024.02.032

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NLM369278445