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Watanabe Y, Oikawa R, Suzuki T, Funabashi H, Asai D, Hatori Y, Takemura H, Yamamoto H, Itoh F. Evaluation of a new point-of-care quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain test for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e23992. [PMID: 34519100 PMCID: PMC8529137 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection is rapidly spreading worldwide, and the resultant disease, coronavirus disease (COVID‐19), has become a global pandemic. Although there are multiple methods for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2, there are some issues with such tests, including long processing time, expense, low sensitivity, complexity, risk of contamination, and user friendly. This study evaluated the reproducibility and usability of a new point‐of‐care test (POCT) using real‐time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR) for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2. Methods Samples from 96 patients with suspected SARS‐CoV‐2 infection were assessed using the real‐time qRT‐PCR‐based POCT and the conventional real‐time qRT‐PCR method based on the Japanese National Institute of Infectious Diseases guidelines (registration number: jRCT1032200025). Results The real‐time qRT‐PCR‐based POCT had a positive agreement rate of 90.0% (18/20), a negative agreement rate of 100% (76/76), and a total agreement rate of 97.9% (94/96), and the significantly high score of questionnaire survey (total score p < 0.0001). In the two cases in which real‐time qRT‐PCR‐based POCT results did not match conventional real‐time qRT‐PCR test results, the SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA copy numbers were 8.0 copies per test in one case and below the detection limit in the other case when quantified using conventional real‐time qRT‐PCR. All patients could be triaged within 1 day using the real‐time qRT‐PCR‐based POCT without invalid reports. Conclusions The real‐time qRT‐PCR‐based POCT not only had high reproducibility and useability but also allowed rapid patient triage. Therefore, it may be helpful in clinical settings.
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- Yoshiyuki Watanabe
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Rinko General Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Matsudo City General Hospital, Matsudo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hatori Clinic, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Bergevin MA, Freppel W, Robert G, Ambaraghassi G, Aubry D, Haeck O, Saint-Jean M, Carignan A. Validation of saliva sampling as an alternative to oro-nasopharyngeal swab for detection of SARS-CoV-2 using unextracted rRT-PCR with the Allplex 2019-nCoV assay. J Med Microbiol 2021; 70:001404. [PMID: 34369860 PMCID: PMC8513629 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction. The current severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has stressed the global supply chain for specialized equipment, including flocked swabs.Hypothesis. Saliva could be a potential alternative specimen source for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR).Aim. To compare the detection efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva and oro-nasopharyngeal swab (ONPS) specimens.Methodology. Patients recruited from hospital provided paired saliva and ONPS specimens. We performed manual or automated RT-PCR with prior proteinase K treatment without RNA extraction using the Seegene Allplex 2019 nCoV assay.Results. Of the 773 specimen pairs, 165 (21.3 %) had at least one positive sample. Additionally, 138 specimens tested positive by both sampling methods. Fifteen and 12 cases were detected only by nasopharyngeal swab and saliva, respectively. The sensitivity of ONPS (153/165; 92.7 %; 95 % CI: 88.8-96.7) was similar to that of saliva (150/165; 90.9 %; 95 % CI: 86.5-95.3; P=0.5). In patients with symptoms for ≤ 10 days, the sensitivity of ONPS (118/126; 93.7 %; 95 % CI: 89.4-97.9) was similar to that of saliva (122/126; 96.8 %; 95 % CI: 93.8-99.9 %; P=0.9). However, the sensitivity of ONPS (20/22; 95.2 %; 95 % CI: 86.1-100) was higher than that of saliva (16/22; 71.4 %; 95 % CI: 52.1-90.8) in patients with symptoms for more than 10 days.Conclusions. Saliva sampling is an acceptable alternative to ONPS for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptomatic individuals displaying symptoms for ≤ 10 days. These results reinforce the need to expand the use of saliva samples, which are self-collected and do not require swabs.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hôpital Cité-de-la-Santé, Laval, QC H7M 3L9, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Optilab Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hôpital Cité-de-la-Santé, Laval, QC H7M 3L9, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hôpital Cité-de-la-Santé, Laval, QC H7M 3L9, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Matic N, Stefanovic A, Leung V, Lawson T, Ritchie G, Li L, Champagne S, Romney MG, Lowe CF. Practical challenges to the clinical implementation of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:447-450. [PMID: 33236269 PMCID: PMC7685775 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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Due to global shortages of flocked nasopharyngeal swabs and appropriate viral transport media during the COVID-19 pandemic, alternate diagnostic specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection are sought. The accuracy and feasibility of saliva samples collected and transported without specialized collection devices or media were evaluated. Saliva demonstrated good concordance with paired nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection in 67/74 cases (90.5%), though barriers to saliva collection were observed in long-term care residents and outbreak settings. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was stable in human saliva at room temperature for up to 48 h after initial specimen collection, informing appropriate transport time and conditions.
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- Nancy Matic
- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Providence Health Care, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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