Comparison of Abbott ID Now and Abbott m2000 Methods for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from Nasopharyngeal and Nasal Swabs from Symptomatic Patients

J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jul 23;58(8):e00798-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00798-20. Print 2020 Jul 23.

Authors

Amanda Harrington¹, Brian Cox², Jennifer Snowdon³, Jonathan Bakst³, Erin Ley³, Patricia Grajales³, Jack Maggiore³, Stephen Kahn³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA [email protected].
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; NAAT; diagnostic testing; point of care.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Nasal Mucosa / virology*
Nasopharynx / virology*
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
SARS-CoV-2