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  • Accuracy of Allplex SARS-CoV-2 assay amplification curve analysis for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant Alpha
    Žohar Čretnik, Tjaša ...
    Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of two PCR-based techniques for detecting SARS-CoV-2 variant Alpha (B.1.1.7). Materials & methods: A multicenter prospective cohort with 1137 positive specimens from ... Slovenia was studied. A mutation-based assay (rTEST-COVID-19 qPCR B.1.1.7 assay) and amplification curve pattern analysis of the Allplex SARS-CoV-2 assay were compared with whole-genome sequencing. Results: SARS-CoV-2 variant Alpha was detected in 155 samples (13.6%). Sensitivity and specificity were 98.1 and 98.0%, respectively, for the rTEST-COVID-19 qPCR B.1.1.7 assay and 97.4 and 97.5%, respectively, for amplification curve pattern analysis. Conclusion: The good analytical performance of both methods was confirmed for the preliminary identification of SARS-CoV-2 variant Alpha. This cost-effective principle for screening SARS-CoV-2 populations is also applicable to other emerging variants and may help to conserve some whole-genome sequencing resources.
    Source: Future microbiology. - ISSN 1746-0913 (Vol. 17, no. 4, 2022, str. 1125–1131)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2022
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 120530691

source: Future microbiology. - ISSN 1746-0913 (Vol. 17, no. 4, 2022, str. 1125–1131)
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