Sensibility and Specificity of the VitaPCR™ SARS-CoV-2 Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of COVID-19 in Older Adults in the Emergency Department

Autor: Francesco Piacenza, Antonio Cherubini, Roberta Galeazzi, Maurizio Cardelli, Robertina Giacconi, Elisa Pierpaoli, Francesca Marchegiani, Fiorella Marcheselli, Rina Recchioni, Tiziana Casoli, Elisabetta Farnocchia, Beatrice Bartozzi, Belinda Giorgetti, Pierpaolo Stripoli, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Fabio Salvi, Adolfo Pansoni, Mauro Provinciali, Fabrizia Lattanzio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 1, p 189 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v15010189
Popis: (1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid and reliable diagnostic tools are needed for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in urgent cases at admission to the hospital. We aimed to assess the performances of the rapid molecular VitaPCR™ test (Menarini Diagnostics) in a sample of older adults admitted to the Emergency Department of two Italian hospitals (2) Methods: The comparison between the rapid VitaPCR™ and the RT-PCR was performed in 1695 samples. Two naso-pharyngeal swab samplings from each individual were obtained and processed using the VitaPCR™ and the RT-PCR for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 (3) Results: VitaPCR™ exhibited good precision (
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