Table 1 Summary of the tested RT-PCR systems in this study
From: Evaluation of diagnostic performance of SARS-CoV-2 detection kits: a comparative study
Kit | Producing company | Approved by | Extraction step | Extraction performed on | Detection performed on | Detected genes | Same or different probes | Test duration (nucleic acid extraction and detection) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viasure | PerkinElmer, USA | CE-IVD | 65 min | chemagic™ 360 | Bio-Rad CFX96 | orf 1ab and N genes | Different probes | 2 h, 45 min |
FTD | Siemens healthineers, Germany | CE-IVD FDA-EUA | 3 h | Versant kPCR | QuantStudio 5 | orf 1ab and N genes | Same probe | 5 h |
DNA Technology | DNA Technology, Russia | IVD | 35 min | GenePure Pro | Bio-Rad CFX96 | E and N genes | Different probes | 1 h, 50 min |
QiaPrep & Amp | Qiagen, Germany | CE-IVD | 2 min | Bio-Rad CFX96 | N1 and N2 genes | Same probe | 65 min | |
Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Kit | Cepheid, USA | CE-IVD | Not specified | GeneXpert | N2 and E genes | Different probes | 45 min | |
ID Now COVID-19 assay | Abbott, USA | CE-IVD FDA-EUA | Not specified | ID Now | RdRp gene | 15 min | ||