In:
Future Virology, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 15, No. 10 ( 2020-10), p. 673-681
Abstract:
Aim: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had serious repercussions worldwide. This study was aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a new kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2 compared with similar detection kit. Materials & methods: A total of 500 subjects were included and tested with both the new test and control kits. Clinical diagnosis results were taken as the reference standard. Results: Compared with clinical diagnosis, the sensitivity of the test kit was 82.64%, specificity was 98.45% and total coincidence rate was 90.80%. The total coincidence rate, sensitivity and specificity between control kit and clinical diagnosis were 89.20%, 78.10% and 99.61%, respectively. Conclusions: The new kit was comparable to the similar detection kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in sensitivity, specificity and total coincidence rate.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1746-0794
,
1746-0808
DOI:
10.2217/fvl-2020-0299
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publication Date:
2020