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ArticleDiagnostic microbiology and infectious disease2022

Application of digital PCR to determine the reliability of Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay with envelope (E) gene negative and nucleocapsid (N2) gene positive results.

River Chun-Wai Wong, Ann Han Wong, Yolanda Iok-Ieng Ho, Gilman Kit-Hang Siu, Lam-Kwong Lee, Eddie Chi-Man Leung, Raymond Wai-Man Lai

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Article in Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

River Chun-Wai WongDepartment of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Electronic address: wcw372@ha.org.hk.
Ann Han WongDepartment of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Yolanda Iok-Ieng HoDepartment of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Gilman Kit-Hang SiuDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Lam-Kwong LeeDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Eddie Chi-Man LeungDepartment of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Raymond Wai-Man LaiDepartment of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study used digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) to determine whether envelope (E) gene-negative and nucleocapsid (N2) gene-positive (E-N+) results obtained with the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay are reliable. Using droplet digital PCR results as a reference, 18 of 22 E-N+ samples with a low viral load (81.8%) were identified as true positives.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Clinical Laboratory TechniquesCOVID-19 TestingHumansNasopharynxNucleocapsidPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityCepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assaydigital PCRE gene negativelow viral loadN2 gene positiveSARS-CoV-2

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PMID35691105
PMCPMC9119709

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