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ArticleScientific reports2021

Multicenter evaluation of Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test for detection of gastrointestinal pathogens.

Kosuke Kosai, Hiromichi Suzuki, Kiyoko Tamai, Yuya Okada, Norihiko Akamatsu, Atsuo Ueda, Shigeyuki Notake, Yuji Yaguchi, Katsunori Yanagihara

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kosuke KosaiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan. k-kosai@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
Hiromichi SuzukiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kiyoko TamaiMiroku Medical Laboratory Inc., Nagano, Japan.
Yuya OkadaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Norihiko AkamatsuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Atsuo UedaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Shigeyuki NotakeDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yuji YaguchiMiroku Medical Laboratory Inc., Nagano, Japan.
Katsunori YanagiharaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Nagasaki University Hospital · JPTsukuba Medical Center Hospital · JPNagasaki University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the efficiency of the Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test (Verigene EP test), which is an automated microarray-based assay system that enables rapid and simultaneous genetic detection of gastrointestinal pathogens and toxins, including those in the Campylobacter Group, Salmonella species, Shigella species, the Vibrio Group, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shiga toxin 1 and 2, norovirus GI/GII, and rotavirus A. Three clinical laboratories evaluated the Verigene EP test, using 268 stool samples for bacterial and toxin genes and 167 samples for viral genes. Culture-based reference methods were used for the detection of bacteria and toxins, while a different molecular assay was used for viral detection. The overall concordance rate between the Verigene EP test and the reference methods for the 1940 assays was 99.0%. The overall sensitivity and specificity of the Verigene EP test were 97.0% and 99.3%, respectively. Of the 19 samples with discordant results, 13 samples were false positives and six were false negatives. The Verigene EP test simultaneously detected two targets in 11 samples; overall, the test demonstrated high efficiency in detecting crucial diarrheagenic pathogens, indicating its suitability for clinical practice.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeBacterial ToxinsDiarrheaFecesGastroenteritisHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNorovirusNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesShiga Toxin 1ShigellaBacterial ToxinsShiga Toxin 1

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PMID33542335
PMCPMC7862589
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