May 19, 2021

Evaluation of Six Different Rapid Methods for Nucleic Acid Detection of SARS-COV-2 Virus

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): testing

• In a comparison of 6 rapid antigen tests against RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection in 4,981 participants, AQ-TOP and Genechecker had the highest sensitivity (98% and 95%) and positive predictive value (96% and 95%), followed by the sensitivity of Abbott ID NOW (95%) and Cobas Liat (95%). The performance of the Atila iAMP COVID-19 test was consistently poor, with the lowest sensitivity (44%) and highest proportion of invalid reports (36%).

Mahmoud et al. (May 17, 2021). Evaluation of Six Different Rapid Methods for Nucleic Acid Detection of SARS-COV-2 Virus. Journal of Medical Virology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27090