Panther Fusion® Respiratory Virus Assays for the detection of influenza and other respiratory viruses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), such as PCR, are preferred for respiratory virus testing, due to superior diagnostic accuracy and faster turnaround time. Panther Fusion® Respiratory Assays (Fusion), which includes FluA/B/RSV (FFABR), Paraflu and AdV/hMPV/RV, offers a modular approach to syndromic testing on a fully automated platform while improving gene targets and expanding the test menu.

Objectives and study design

We evaluated Fusion using 275 consecutive nasopharyngeal specimens previously used in an analysis of five PCRs, as well as 225 archived specimens.

Results

Of the combined 500 specimens, 134 were positive for influenza A (FluA), 54 for FluB, 65 for RSV, 64 for parainfluenza (PIV), 24 for adenovirus (AdV), 21 for humanmetapneumovirus (

SUBMITTER: Stellrecht KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7172166 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature