RE: Covid Tests27 Oct 2021 20:31
allis
Nice post - :)
Paraytec -Testing with Photonics.
Just for anyone looking in.
In clinical studies, the Paraytec COVID-19 test has been compared with a qPCR test using a total of 52 clinical nasal swab subject specimens, of which 39 were designated as COVID-19 positive during NHS PCR testing and 13 as COVID-19 negative.. The viral load in each specimen was determined by qPCR and specimens containing a range of viral loads were transferred into Paraytec’s newly developed Viral Transport Medium to test the laboratory performance of Paraytec’s photonics-based test. Using a maximum cycle threshold (Ct) value of 37, Paraytec’s q-PCR testing regime has a sensitivity and specificity of 97.4% and 100% respectively. In the laboratory, the Paraytec test achieved 94% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Importantly, these results correspond to clinical specimens with viral loads of approximately 100,000 virions per millilitre or less.
This outcome is important because it demonstrates the ability of the Paraytec test to identify people with relatively low viral loads – many of whom would be asymptomatic individuals or those with early stage infection. The results demonstrate the potential performance advantage of the Paraytec test over lateral flow tests, which have only shown high levels of sensitivity in clinical specimens with relatively high viral loads (typically, 500,000 virions per millilitre and higher).
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