Evaluation of the Aptima™ transcription-mediated amplification assay (Hologic®) for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in clinical specimens
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-Others
Target
transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) ORF1ab
Testing Method Category
Other
Testing Method
AptimaTM SARS-CoV-2 assay (Hologic Panther System)
Reported Performance
The AptimaTM and Panther FusionTM assays aCohen’s coefficient: ? = 0.978 [0.949–1.000], a positive percent agreement: 97.3 % [95.0–99.6 %], a negative percent agreement: 100 % [100?100%], an overall percent agreement = 99.0 % [97.6–100 %]
Sample Size
200 respiratory specimens
Peer-reviewed
yes
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