Comparison of a Point-of-Care Assay and a High-Complexity Assay for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
envelope (E) gene and nucleocapsid (N) gene (N2 region)
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay and Hologic Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 assay
Testing Method - Additional Info
A diagnostic comparison study was performed to evaluate the performance of the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay compared to the Hologic Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 assay
Reported Performance
sensitivity: 98.1%, specificity: 100%
Sample Size
54 positive and 50 negative
Peer-reviewed
yes
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