The ID NOW COVID-19, a high-speed high-performance assay

• Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 2041 - 2045
• Main Authors: Farfour, Eric, Asso-Bonnet, M., Vasse, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Report; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Epidemiology; Gene sequencing; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; Genetic screening; Genetic variance; Genomes; High speed; Internal Medicine; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Polymerase chain reaction; Transport media; Whole genome sequencing; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; LAMP; NEAR; Isothermal amplification; RT-PCR

The ID NOW COVID-19 assay is a promising tool for the rapid identification of COVID-19 patients. However, its performances were questioned. We evaluate the ID NOW COVID-19 in comparison to a reference RT-PCR using a collection of 48 fresh nasopharyngeal swabs sampled on universal transport media (UT...