Comparison of the Biofire FilmArray Respiratory Panel, Seegene AnyplexII RV16, and Argene for the detection of respiratory viruses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory infections are common reasons for hospital admission, and are associated with enormous economic burden due to significant morbidity and mortality. The wide spectrum of microbial agents underlying the pathology renders the diagnosis of respiratory infections challenging. Molecular diagnostics offer an advantage to the current serological and culture-based methods in terms of sensitivity, coverage, hands-on time, and time to results.

Objectives

This study aimed to compare the clinical performance of three commercial kits for respiratory viral detection.

Study design

The performance of FilmArray Respiratory Panel, AnyplexII RV16, and Argene was compared using clinical respiratory samples (n = 224, comprising 189 nasopharyngeal swabs in Universal Tr

SUBMITTER: Chan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7185839 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature