GeneXpert enterovirus assay: one-year experience in a routine laboratory setting and evaluation on three proficiency panels.

نویسندگان

  • Katja Seme
  • Tina Mocilnik
  • Kristina Fujs Komlos
  • Ana Doplihar
  • David H Persing
  • Mario Poljak
چکیده

A prospective unblinded comparative evaluation of three assays for the detection of enteroviral RNA performed on 83 positive and 79 negative cerebrospinal fluid samples showed initial and resolved sensitivities of 90.4% and 98.8%, respectively, for the Cepheid GeneXpert enterovirus assay; 94.0% and 97.6%, respectively, for the Argene enterovirus consensus kit; and 100% and 100%, respectively, for an in-house real-time PCR. The initial and resolved specificities were 100% for all three assays.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 46 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008