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ArticleMolecular diagnosis & therapy2022

Clinical Performance of the cobas Liat SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B Assay in Nasal Samples.

Yusaku Akashi, Michiko Horie, Junichi Kiyotaki, Yuto Takeuchi, Kenichi Togashi, Yuki Adachi, Atsuo Ueda, Shigeyuki Notake, Koji Nakamura, Norihiko Terada and 3 more

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Yusaku AkashiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan. yusaku-akashi@umin.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-9789-8301
Michiko HorieRoche Diagnostics K.K., Medical, Quality & Regulatory, Shinagawa Season Terrace 1-2-70, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan.
Junichi KiyotakiMiroku Medical Laboratory Inc, 659-2 Innai, Saku, Nagano, 384-2201, Japan.
Yuto TakeuchiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan.
Kenichi TogashiRoche Diagnostics K.K., Medical, Quality & Regulatory, Shinagawa Season Terrace 1-2-70, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan.
Yuki AdachiRoche Diagnostics K.K., Technical Support, Customer Solution, Shinagawa Season Terrace 1-2-70, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan.
Atsuo UedaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan.
Shigeyuki NotakeDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan.
Koji NakamuraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan.
Norihiko TeradaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Yoko KuriharaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan.
Yoshihiko KiyasuDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8558, Japan.
Hiromichi SuzukiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivePoint-of-care type molecular diagnostic tests have been used for detecting SARS-CoV-2, although their clinical utility with nasal samples has yet to be established. This study evaluated the clinical performance of the cobas Liat SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (Liat) assay in nasal samples.

methodsNasal and nasopharyngeal samples were collected and were tested using the Liat, the cobas 6800 system and the cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B (cobas), and a method developed by National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan (NIID).

resultsA total of 814 nasal samples were collected. The Liat assay was positive for SARS-CoV-2 in 113 (13.9%). The total, positive, and negative concordance rate between the Liat and cobas/NIID assays were 99.3%/98.4%, 99.1%/100%, and 99.3%/98.2%, respectively. Five samples were positive only using the Liat assay. Their Ct values ranged from 31.9 to 37.2. The Ct values of the Liat assay were significantly lower (p < 0.001) but were correlated (p < 0.001) with those of other molecular assays. In the participants who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the Liat assay using nasopharyngeal samples, 88.2% of their nasal samples also tested positive using the Liat assay.

conclusionThe Liat assay showed high concordance with other molecular assays in nasal samples. Some discordance occurred in samples with Ct values > 30 on the Liat assay.

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COVID-19Influenza, HumanHumansNasopharynxSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and Specificity

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PMID35391608
PMCPMC8989107

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