How many are we missing with ID NOW COVID-19 assay using direct nasopharyngeal swabs? Findings from a mid-sized academic hospital clinical microbiology laboratory

Phyu M. Thwe, Ping Ren

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

32 Scopus citations

Abstract

Here, we retrospectively analyzed the comparative results of 182 paired dry nasopharyngeal swabs tested by Abbott ID NOW and nasopharyngeal swabs in viral transport medium by real-time RT-PCR methods. While the overall agreement was 96.2%, we found that of 15 samples that were tested positive with RT-PCR methods, 7 were missed by ID NOW, resulting in a false-negative rate of 47%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number115123
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume98
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2020

Keywords

  • COVID-19, Abbott ID NOW
  • Dry nasopharyngeal swab
  • SARS-CoV-2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'How many are we missing with ID NOW COVID-19 assay using direct nasopharyngeal swabs? Findings from a mid-sized academic hospital clinical microbiology laboratory'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this