Clinical evaluation of a RT-LAMP SARS-CoV-2 test for the Point-Of-Care, rapid, low-cost, integrating sample solid phase extraction and on which reagents are lyophilized

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Abstract

Objectives

Determine the sensitivity and specificity of a Point-Of-Care test (‘COVIDISC’) for SARS-COV2. The novelty of the test is to integrate, on the same (low-cost) compact plastic/paper device, solid phase RNA extraction and RT-LAMP amplification, all reagents being freeze-dried on it.

Method

Retrospective study with a cohort of 99 patients characterized by real-time RT-PCR. The 37 positive naso-pharyngeal samples cover a broad range of viral loads (from 5 gc /µL to 2 10 6 gc/ µL of sample).

Results

The COVIDISC found 36 positives (out of 37 by IP4 RT-PCR protocols) and 63 negatives (out of 62 by RT-PCR).

Conclusion

The sensitivity of the COVIDISC, found in this 99-patient retrospective study, is 97% and the specificity 100%.

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    Table 1: Rigor

    EthicsIRB: Ethical statement: The study was approved by National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) Ethics Evaluation Committee, the Institutional Review Board (IRB00003888).
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Randomization100 samples were randomly chosen from the entire collection.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    No key resources detected.


    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).


    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.


    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.


    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.


    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.


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