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High-throughput Detection Method for Influenza Virus
Published on: February 4, 2012
Comparative evaluation of the GeneSoC FluA/B Detection Kit for influenza A and B virus detection using archived
Yuki Sato1, Shinya Nirasawa1, Yoshihiro Fujiya2
1Division of Laboratory Medicine, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, South-1 West-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
Background:
Rapid nucleic acid amplification tests (rapid NAATs) may facilitate timely influenza diagnosis. This study evaluated the agreement of the GeneSoC® FluA/B Detection Kit (GeneSoC Flu), a rapid NAAT for detecting influenza A and B viruses.
Methods:
A preselected panel of 180 nasopharyngeal swab specimens initially classified by prior clinical testing as FluA positive (n = 60), FluB positive (n = 70), or negative (n = 50) was evaluated. The same purified RNA extract from each specimen was tested using GeneSoC Flu, a National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)-based real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method, and the TRexGene SARS-CoV-2&FluA/B Detection Kit.
Results:
For detection of either influenza A or B virus, the overall percent agreement, positive percent agreement, and negative percent agreement of GeneSoC Flu were 99.4%, 99.2%, and 100.0%, respectively, relative to both the NIID-based method and TRexGene. Only two specimens yielded discordant initial results, and both had very low RNA copy numbers estimated from the NIID-based RT-PCR calibration curve. In addition, the cycle threshold (Ct) values obtained with GeneSoC Flu and TRexGene were strongly inversely correlated with estimated RNA levels (Spearman's ρ, -0.97 to -0.93; p < 0.01).
Conclusions:
GeneSoC Flu showed high agreement with the comparator NAATs using shared purified RNA extracts. Prospective evaluation of the complete sample-to-result workflow is required to establish its real-world diagnostic performance and turnaround time.
