Initial performance evaluation of a spotted array Mobile Analysis Platform (MAP) for the detection of influenza A/B, RSV, and MERS coronavirus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;91(3):245-247. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.02.011. Epub 2018 Feb 17.

Abstract

Clinical samples were evaluated with the Mobile Analysis Platform (MAP) to determine platform performance for detecting respiratory viruses in samples previously characterized using clinical reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays. The percent agreement between MAP and clinical results was 97% for influenza A (73/75), 100% (21/21) for influenza B, 100% (6/6) for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and 80% (4/5) for negative specimens. The approximate limit of detection of the MAP was 30 copies/assay for RSV and 1500 copies/assay for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

Keywords: MERS; Point-of-care diagnostics; Respiratory viruses.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A virus / genetics
  • Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
  • Influenza B virus / genetics
  • Influenza B virus / isolation & purification
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / instrumentation
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / genetics
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / isolation & purification
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Young Adult