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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

Performance evaluation of GenXplore q4800: a novel open-platform automated nucleic acid testing system.

Hsieh-Cheng Chen, Jui-Chien Wu, Huan-Chang Lin, Yung-Tsan Chen, Yu-Che Cheng, Cheng-Tse Lu, Keng-Tzu Fan, Kai Huang, Chi-Ming Wen, Sung-Shih Yu and 3 more

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Hsieh-Cheng ChenLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6485-3270
Jui-Chien WuLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Huan-Chang LinLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yung-Tsan ChenLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yu-Che ChengLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Cheng-Tse LuLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Keng-Tzu FanLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kai HuangLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chi-Ming WenLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Sung-Shih YuLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ying-Ping LinLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yen-Chin HuangLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ruei-Jiun ChiLife Science Instrument Development Center, Chroma ATE Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0004-8092-5202

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of diverse infectious diseases has led to the development of numerous molecular diagnostic kits for pathogen detection. These nucleic acid testing kits are typically categorized as manual or automated, with most automated kits requiring proprietary instruments, thereby limiting flexibility. GenXplore q4800 is a newly developed, open-platform, fully automated nucleic acid testing system designed to be compatible with a wide range of manual testing kits from different manufacturers. In this study, we evaluated the analytical and clinical performance of the GenXplore q4800 using manual molecular kits targeting sexually transmitted infections and respiratory viruses. The automated detection of inactivated pathogen controls demonstrated high repeatability, reproducibility, and sensitivity. The result of the contamination assessment was acceptable. For clinical validation, 120 urine specimens were tested for

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Automation, LaboratoryMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesSexually Transmitted DiseasesChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisGonorrheaHumansNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNucleic AcidsReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityNucleic AcidsReagent Kits, Diagnosticautomated nucleic acid testingopen platformrespiratory virusessexually transmitted infections

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PMID41562613
PMCPMC12955438

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