Multicenter Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Oropharyngeal Swab Specimens

J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jul 23;58(8):e01288-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01288-20. Print 2020 Jul 23.
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Keywords: COVID-19; RT-PCR; Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2; diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Oropharynx / virology*
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Young Adult