Critical evaluation of the methodology used by Wilson-Davies et al., (2020) entitled "Concerning the Optigene Direct LAMP assay, and it`s use in at-risk groups and hospital staff"

Affiliations

• ¹ DHSC and NHS Test and Trace, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ² DHSC and NHS Test and Trace, United Kingdom.
• ³ MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
• ⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
• ⁵ Institute of Cancer & Genomic Science, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
• ⁶ DHSC and NHS Test and Trace, United Kingdom; Microbiology Department, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
• ⁷ Microbiology Department, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom; St Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar Health Authority, Gibraltar, United Kingdom.
• ⁸ University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
• ⁹ DHSC and NHS Test and Trace, United Kingdom; National Infection Service, Public Health England, United Kingdom.