J Clin Microbiol. 2018 May 16. pii: JCM.00278-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00278-18. [Epub ahead of print]
A comparison of the Xpert Flu/RSV XC and Xpress Flu/RSV assays.
Popowitch EB1, Miller MB2.
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Abstract
Molecular diagnostics for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have become commonplace and a variety of tests and systems have been FDA-cleared for use in the United States. We performed a retrospective study to compare the Cepheid Xpress Flu/RSV assay to the Xpert Flu/RSV XC assay, using laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as the reference method. The Xpress assay was 100% accurate as compared to the LDTs, while the Xpert Flu/RSV XC was 96.0% accurate. The Xpress test was determined to be faster and more sensitive than the XC.
PMID: 29769281 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00278-18
A comparison of the Xpert Flu/RSV XC and Xpress Flu/RSV assays.
Popowitch EB1, Miller MB2.
Author information
Abstract
Molecular diagnostics for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have become commonplace and a variety of tests and systems have been FDA-cleared for use in the United States. We performed a retrospective study to compare the Cepheid Xpress Flu/RSV assay to the Xpert Flu/RSV XC assay, using laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as the reference method. The Xpress assay was 100% accurate as compared to the LDTs, while the Xpert Flu/RSV XC was 96.0% accurate. The Xpress test was determined to be faster and more sensitive than the XC.
PMID: 29769281 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00278-18