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. 2021 Feb 15;15(1):14–22. doi: 10.1007/s13206-021-00004-5

Table 1.

Analytical spectrum of molecular near-patient and point-of-care testing for infectious diseases

System Multiplexity Virology Microbiology

ID NOW™

Abbott

Single

FLU A/B, RSV,

SARS-CoV-2a

GAS

cobas® Liat®

Roche

Single FLU A/B GAS, CDI
Multiple FLU A/B + RSV

GeneXpert Omni

Cepheid

Single EBO, EV, FLU A/B, HPV, HBV, HCV, HIV, SARS-CoV-2*

GAS, TV, CT, GBS, CDI, CARBA-R,

MRSA, NORO, VRE

Multiple FLU A/B + RSV

MTB + RIF, CT + NG,

MRSA + SA

binx io

binx health, inc

Single

HPV, HIV,

HCV, HBV, HSV-2

CT, NG, TV, TP, MG
Multiple

CT + NG, CT + NG + TV,

CT + NG + TV + MG

FilmArrayb

BioMerieux

Multiple Respiratory Panel: 18 viruses, 4 bacteria

Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel:

26 bacteria, 7 yeast, 10 antibiotic resistance genes

Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel: 5 viruses, 7 bacteria, 6 Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella, 4 parasites

Meningitis-Encephalitis (ME) Panel: 7 viruses,

6 bacteria, 1 yeast

Pneumonia plus Panel: 18 bacteria,

7 antibiotic resistance genes, 9 viruses

Verigeneb Nanosphere Single CDI
Multiple

Enteric Pathogens Test: 2 viruses, 6 bacteria,

2 toxins

Respiratory Pathogens Flex test: 13 viruses,

2 bacteria

Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Testing Panels:

1. Gram-positive: 8 species, 1 group, 4 genus, 3 resistance markers

2. Gram-negative: 5 species, 4 genus,

6 resistance markers

GenePOC

Meridian Bioscience, inc

Single CDI, GBS

Q-POC

QuantuMDx

Single HPV, MDR-TB
Multiple CT + NG

QIAstat-Dx

Qiagen

Multiple

Respiratory Panel: 18 viral, 3 bacterial

pathogens

Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 panel*:

19 viral pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, 3 bacterial pathogens

Gastrointestinal Panel: 6 viral, 14 bacterial, 4 parasitic pathogens

T2MR®

T2 Biosystems

Single Candida
Multiple ESKAPE

FLU A/B Influenza A/B, RSV respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, GAS group A streptococci, CDI Clostridium difficile, EBO Ebola virus, EV enterovirus, HPV human papillomavirus, HBV Hepatitis B virus, HCV Hepatitis C virus, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, TV Trichomonas vaginalis, CT Chlamydia trachomatis, GBS group B streptococci, CARBA-R carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureous, NORO Norovirus, VRE Vancomycin-resistant enterococci, MTB Mycobacterium tuberculosis, RIF Rifampicin resistance, NG Neisseria gonorrhoeae, SA Staphylococcus, HSV-2 Herpes simplex virus type two, TP Treponema pallidum, MG Mycoplasma genitalium, MDR-TB Multi-drug resistance tuberculosis, ESKAPE Enterococcus faecium/Staphylococcus aureus/Klebsiella pneumoniae/Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Escherichia coli

aFor use under an Emergency-Use Authorization (EUA, 2020.09.24)

bNot POC