{"id":6846,"date":"2020-05-14T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T00:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=6846"},"modified":"2021-03-17T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T00:22:28","slug":"performance-of-the-rapid-nucleic-acid-amplification-by-abbott-id-now-covid-19-in-nasopharyngeal-swabs-transported-in-viral-media-and-dry-nasal-swabs-in-a-new-york-city-academic-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/14\/performance-of-the-rapid-nucleic-acid-amplification-by-abbott-id-now-covid-19-in-nasopharyngeal-swabs-transported-in-viral-media-and-dry-nasal-swabs-in-a-new-york-city-academic-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance of the Rapid Nucleic Acid Amplification by Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs Transported in Viral Media and Dry Nasal Swabs in a New York City Academic Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A comparison study found that the Abbot\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ID NOW<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assay\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">missed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0one-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">third of the samples\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that tested\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cepheid Xpert Xpress<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when using NP swabs in VTM and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">missed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">over 48% when using dry nasal swabs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the Abbot\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ID NOW<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0platform offers faster turn-around time compared to RT-PCR platforms, it may have poor sensitivity, resulting in a high false negative rate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Basu. (2020). Performance of the Rapid Nucleic Acid Amplification by Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs Transported in Viral Media and Dry Nasal Swabs in a New York City Academic Institution.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 13<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.11.089896\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.11.089896<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comparison study found that the Abbot\u00a0ID NOW\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0assay\u00a0missed\u00a0one-third of the samples\u00a0that tested\u00a0positive by\u00a0Cepheid Xpert Xpress\u00a0when using NP swabs in VTM and\u00a0missed\u00a0over 48% when using dry nasal swabs.\u00a0 While the Abbot\u00a0ID NOW\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0platform offers faster turn-around time compared to RT-PCR platforms, it may have poor sensitivity, resulting in a high false negative rate.\u00a0 Basu. (2020). 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