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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2019

Assessment of Test Performance and Potential for Environmental Contamination Associated with a Point-of-Care Molecular Assay for Group A

Leslie J Donato, Nikki K Myhre, Martha A Murray, Margaret R McDonah, Jane F Myers, Julie A Maxson, Alicia M Meek, Mark J Espy, Joseph W Furst, Brad S Karon and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Unlocking the molecular realm: advanced approaches for identifying clinically and environmentally relevant bacteria.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Leslie J DonatoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA donato.leslie@mayo.edu.
Nikki K MyhreDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Martha A MurrayDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Margaret R McDonahDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Jane F MyersDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Julie A MaxsonDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Alicia M MeekDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Mark J EspyDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Joseph W FurstDepartment of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Brad S KaronDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Matthew J BinnickerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved and CLIA-waived point-of-care (POC) molecular systems are being implemented in routine clinical practice, instrument reliability, test performance in the hands of end users, and the potential for environmental contamination resulting from use of POC molecular systems have not been extensively evaluated. We performed a prospective evaluation of the Roche cobas Liat group A streptococcus (GAS) assay compared to routine real-time PCR. We evaluated test accuracy, instrument failure rate, and monitored for environmental contamination when testing was performed by minimally trained end users in an Express Care Clinic environment. The overall concordance of the Liat GAS assay with routine testing was 97.2% (455/468). The average Liat failure rate across three analyzers was 6.6% (33/501) (range, 3.7 to 11.6%), and no environmental contamination was detected during the course of the study. The cobas Liat platform and GAS assay demonstrated reliable performance in the end user setting and may serve as a rapid, POC option for routine diagnostic testing for certain infectious diseases, including GAS.

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Point-of-Care SystemsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleHumansMaleMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesUnited StatesGroup A StreptococcusLiatpoint of care

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PMID30518542
PMCPMC6355544

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