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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

Scientific literature on COVID-19 Test Methods and Devices - detail

Clinical performance of the luminex nxtag cov extended panel for sars-cov-2 detection in nasopharyngeal specimens from covid-19 patients in Hong Kong

Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
ORF1ab, N, and E genes
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT & other
Testing Method
NxTAG CoV
Testing Method - Additional Info
Luminex NxTAG CoV compared with COVID-19 reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) protocol with a LightMix SarbecoV E-gene kit and an in-house RdRp/Hel RT-PCR assay
Reported Performance
sensitivity: 97.8%; specificity: 100%; low-viral load specimens sensitivity: 85.71%.
Sample Size
214 patients
Peer-reviewed
yes

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