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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Detection and Differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses by CRISPR.

Huifen Zhou, Jen-Hui Tsou, Molangur Chinthalapally, Hongjie Liu, Feng Jiang

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. CRISPR-Cas12a assay for rapid and specific detection ofJournal of clinical microbiology · 2026
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5 authors.

Huifen ZhouDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 S. Pine St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Jen-Hui TsouDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 S. Pine St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3873-1266
Molangur ChinthalapallyEnvironmental Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Hongjie LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Feng JiangDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 S. Pine St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8510-3049

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSVs) cause acute respiratory infections with similar symptoms. Since the treatments and outcomes of these infections are different, the early detection and accurate differentiation of the viruses are clinically important for the prevention and treatment of the diseases. We previously demonstrated that clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) could rapidly and precisely detect SARS-CoV-2. The objective of this study was to develop CRISPR as a test for simultaneously detecting and accurately distinguishing the viruses. The CRISPR assay with an RNA guide against each virus was performed in the reference standards of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and RSV. The CRISPR assay had a limit of detection of 1-100 copies/µL for specifically detecting SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and RSV without cross-reaction with other respiratory viruses. The validation of the test in nasopharyngeal specimens showed that it had a 90-100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and RSV. The CRISPR assay could potentially be used for sensitive detection and specific differentiation of the respiratory viruses.

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detectioninfluenzarespiratory syncytial virusesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34062939
PMCPMC8147329

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