Evaluation of the automated cartridge-based ARIES SARS-CoV-2 Assay (RUO) against automated Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 PCR as gold standard.

Konstantin TanidaLars KosteChristian KoenigWerner WenzelAndreas FritschHagen Frickmann

Published in: European journal of microbiology & immunology (2020)

The automated ARIES assay shows comparable test characteristics as the Cepheid assay focusing on strongly positive and negative samples but a slightly reduced sensitivity with weakly positive samples. Decisions on diagnostic use should include considerations on the lod.

Keyphrases

high throughput
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deep learning
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