To date, reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) on nasopharyngeal swabs is the 'gold standard' approach for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The need to develop easy to use, rapid, robust and with minimal hands-on time approaches are warranted. In this setting, the Idylla SARS-CoV-2 Test may be a valuable option. The aim of our study is to evaluate the analytical and clinical performance of this assay on previously tested SARS-CoV-2 people by conventional RT-PCR based approach in different settings, including initial diagnosis and clinical follow-up.
Evaluation of a fully closed real time PCR platform for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs: a pilot study / De Luca, Caterina; Gragnano, Gianluca; Conticelli, Floriana; Cennamo, Michele; Pisapia, Pasquale; Terracciano, Daniela; Malapelle, Umberto; Montella, Emma; Triassi, Maria; Troncone, Giancarlo; Portella, Giuseppe. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0021-9746. - (2021), p. jclinpath-2021-207516. [10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207516]
Evaluation of a fully closed real time PCR platform for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs: a pilot study
De Luca, Caterina;Gragnano, Gianluca;Conticelli, Floriana;Cennamo, Michele;Pisapia, Pasquale;Terracciano, Daniela;Malapelle, Umberto;Montella, Emma;Triassi, Maria;Troncone, Giancarlo;Portella, Giuseppe
2021
Abstract
To date, reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) on nasopharyngeal swabs is the 'gold standard' approach for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The need to develop easy to use, rapid, robust and with minimal hands-on time approaches are warranted. In this setting, the Idylla SARS-CoV-2 Test may be a valuable option. The aim of our study is to evaluate the analytical and clinical performance of this assay on previously tested SARS-CoV-2 people by conventional RT-PCR based approach in different settings, including initial diagnosis and clinical follow-up.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
