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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

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

Comparison of the Panther Fusion and a laboratory-developed test targeting the envelope gene for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
ORF1ab and E gene
Testing Method Category
RT-PCR
Testing Method
Hologic Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 and EUA from Stanford Health Care (SHC)
Testing Method - Additional Info
Comparison between two kits
Reported Performance
Percent agreement: 98,3% (95 % confidence interval (CI) 95.2–99.7) and kappa coefficient was 0.97 (95 % CI 0.93–1.0)
Sample Size
184 patients
Peer-reviewed
yes

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