Changhee Ha1, In Young Yoo1, Sun Ae Yun2, Yoo Na Chung1, Hee Jae Huh1, Nam Yong Lee1. 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2. Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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BACKGROUND: The Automated Fluorescent Immunoassay System ROTA (AFIAS-Rota) and NORO (AFIAS-Noro) assays (Boditech Med Inc.) are newly developed diagnostic tests for rotavirus and norovirus infections. METHODS: Performance of AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays was evaluated in comparison with RIDASCREEN® Rotavirus and Norovirus ELISA kits (R-Biopharm) using clinical stool samples submitted from November 2018 to January 2019. Multiplex real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used as reference method. RESULTS: A total of 256 clinical specimens were analyzed. AFIAS-Rota and RIDASCREEN Rotavirus had almost perfect agreement (Kappa value = 0.95), and substantial agreement was observed between AFIAS-Noro and RIDASCREEN Norovirus (Kappa value = 0.80). For detection of rotavirus, AFIAS and RIDASCREEN assays showed satisfactory diagnostic sensitivity (100% and 97.8%, respectively) and specificity (99.5% and 99.1%). For detection of norovirus, the RIDASCREEN assay showed significantly higher sensitivity than the AFIAS-Noro (86.0% and 66.0%, respectively; P = .002). Analytic specificity of AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays showed no cross-reactivity against any other bacteria (14 strains) or viruses (2 strains). Hands-on time (6 minutes) and turnaround time (26 minutes) required to perform AFIAS assays were much shorter than those required for RIDASCREEN assays (20 and 150 minutes, respectively). CONCLUSION: The AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays showed overall excellent agreement with the RIDASCREEN assays. Although the AFIAS-Noro assay exhibited lower sensitivity than the RIDASCREEN Norovirus assay for detection of norovirus, the AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays could be useful as a rapid initial screening test in clinical laboratories due to its convenience and rapid turnaround time.
BACKGROUND: The Automated Fluorescent Immunoassay System ROTA (AFIAS-Rota) and NORO (AFIAS-Noro) assays (Boditech Med Inc.) are newly developed diagnostic tests for rotavirus and norovirus infections. METHODS: Performance of AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays was evaluated in comparison with RIDASCREEN® Rotavirus and Norovirus ELISA kits (R-Biopharm) using clinical stool samples submitted from November 2018 to January 2019. Multiplex real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used as reference method. RESULTS: A total of 256 clinical specimens were analyzed. AFIAS-Rota and RIDASCREEN Rotavirus had almost perfect agreement (Kappa value = 0.95), and substantial agreement was observed between AFIAS-Noro and RIDASCREEN Norovirus (Kappa value = 0.80). For detection of rotavirus, AFIAS and RIDASCREEN assays showed satisfactory diagnostic sensitivity (100% and 97.8%, respectively) and specificity (99.5% and 99.1%). For detection of norovirus, the RIDASCREEN assay showed significantly higher sensitivity than the AFIAS-Noro (86.0% and 66.0%, respectively; P = .002). Analytic specificity of AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays showed no cross-reactivity against any other bacteria (14 strains) or viruses (2 strains). Hands-on time (6 minutes) and turnaround time (26 minutes) required to perform AFIAS assays were much shorter than those required for RIDASCREEN assays (20 and 150 minutes, respectively). CONCLUSION: The AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays showed overall excellent agreement with the RIDASCREEN assays. Although the AFIAS-Noro assay exhibited lower sensitivity than the RIDASCREEN Norovirus assay for detection of norovirus, the AFIAS-Rota/Noro assays could be useful as a rapid initial screening test in clinical laboratories due to its convenience and rapid turnaround time.
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