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COVID-19: PHE laboratory assessments of molecular tests

PHE has undertaken rapid assessments of commercially provided diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection with further evaluations ongoing.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 4 June 2020
• Last updated: 22 February 2021 — See all updates

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Rapid assessment: BGI Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR kit for detecting 2019-nCoV

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1955

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Rapid assessment: Biomerieux ARGENE® SARS-COV-2 R-GENE® real-time detection kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1596

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Rapid assessment: careGENE N-CoV RT-PCR Kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1397

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Rapid assessment: COVID-19 Plus RealAmp kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1383

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Rapid assessment: GenMark ePlex SARS-CoV-2 test

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1384

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Rapid assessment of selected commercial molecular diagnostic tests for the laboratory detection of COVID-19 infections

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1312

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Rapid assessment: ViaSure SARS-CoV-2 Real Time PCR detection Kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Seegene ‘Allplex 2019-nCoV’ assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Roche Ltd Coronavirus LightMix® Modular SARS and Wuhan CoV E-gene assay

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Randox Extended Coronavirus Multiplex Array assay

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Novacyt Primerdesign Coronavirus (COVID-19) genesig® Real-Time PCR assay

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Liferiver Novel Coronavirus Real Time Multiplex RT-PCR Kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Genetic Signatures EasyScreen™ SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Genetic PCR solutions CoVID-19 dtec-RT-qPCR Test

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: GeneFirst Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Real-Time PCR assay

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: AusDiagnostics Coronavirus Typing assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Rapid assessment: Altona RealStar RT-PCR Kit 1.0. assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1316

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Details

Public Health England (PHE) has undertaken rapid assessments of commercially provided diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection with further evaluations ongoing.

Included here are:

• a summary report for the laboratory assessments of COVID molecular diagnostic tests undertaken by PHE and completed in the period February and April 2020
• a series of individual assay assessments

Published 4 June 2020

Last updated 22 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 22 February 2021

   Added: 'Rapid assessment: BGI Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR kit for detecting 2019-nCoV'.

2. 25 September 2020

   Added Rapid assessment of Biomerieux ARGENE® SARS-COV-2 R-GENE® real-time detection kit.

3. 15 July 2020

   Added rapid assessment: careGENE N-CoV RT-PCR Kit.

4. 8 July 2020

   Added rapid assessments: COVID-19 Plus RealAmp kit and GenMark ePlex SARS-CoV-2 test.

5. 4 June 2020

   First published.