Comparison of copan ESwab and FLOQSwab for COVID-19 diagnosis: working around a supply shortage
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
UTR and envelope
Testing Method Category
RT-PCR
Testing Method
; Corman et al. on the Rotor-gene Q (Qiagen, Germany)
Testing Method - Additional Info
comparison of specimens collected with FLOQSwab preserved in universal transport medium (Copan UTM system)and flocked regular nylon tip swab preserved in liquid Amies (ESwab collection system; Copan). using two distinct extraction/real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR): ExK TNA-2 extraction strip and detection; NucliSENS EasyMAG (bioMérieux, France) and detection performed on the Rotor-gene Q (Qiagen, Germany).
Reported Performance
BD Max sensitivity:100%; specificity: 100%. Rotor geneQ: sensitivity:97,1%; specificity: 100%
Sample Size
94 patients
Peer-reviewed
yes
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