Table 1.
Automated NAAT | HIV | QuantitativeDiagnosis confirmationTreatment and drug resistance monitoring |
SARS-CoV-2 | Qualitative/SemiquantitativeRespiratory samples onlyDiagnosis (EUA) | |
Manual NAAT | HIV | Increased sensitivity (single copy)Nonplasma sample typesCure, treatment, and drug resistance trials |
SARS-CoV-2 | QuantitativeNonrespiratory sample typesIncreased sensitivity |
NAAT, nucleic acid amplification tests.