Comparison of the analytical sensitivity of seven commonly used commercial SARS-CoV-2 automated molecular assays
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
multiple targets
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
kits
Testing Method - Additional Info
Abbott Molecular RealTime SARS-CoV-2 assay (Abbott Molecular, Des Plaines, Il), NeuMoDx SARS-CoV-2 assay (NeuMoDx, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Roche Cobas SARS-CoV-2 assay, Becton Dickinson BD Max reagents (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD), Hologic Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic, Bedford, MA), Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA), GenMark ePlex SARS-CoV-2 test (GenMark, Carlsbad, CA)
Reported Performance
Sensitivity: 100% (Abbott), 100% (NeuMoDx, high conc), 30%-80% (NeuMoDx, low conc), 100% (roche cobas), 100% (BD max, high conc), 50%-87.5% (BD max, low conc), 100% (Hologic, high conc), 87.5% (Hologic, low conc), 100% (Xpert, high conc), 66.67%-100% (Xpert, low conc), 100% (GenMark, high conc), 33.33% (GenMark, low conc)
Sample Size
10 replicates
Peer-reviewed
yes
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