Real-world evaluation of the Lucira Check-It COVID-19 loop-mediated amplification (LAMP) test.

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In hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratory testing was important to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmissions, while facilitating patient flow in the emergency department and pre-operative settings, and allowing for the safe return to work of exposed healthcare workers. Delayed test results from laboratory nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) posed a barrier to maximizing efficient patient flow and minimizing staffing shortages. This quality improvement project sought to evaluate the analytical and clinical performance of the Lucira Check-It COVID-19 Test, a point-of-care test that used NAAT technology, in the perioperative setting, emergency department, and community testing sites. We found the Lucira Check-It to have comparable performance to laboratory NAATs. It

SUBMITTER: Simms E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714936 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature