Table 1.
Available syndromic respiratory panels
| Characteristics | BioFire RP 2.1a | QIAstatDx RP V2a | NxTAG RPPa | Verigene | ePlex RP2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virus targets | |||||
| Adenovirus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CoV-NL63 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CoV-2229E | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CoV-HKU1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CoV-OC43 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Human bocavirus | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| HMPV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Influenza A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtype H1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtype H3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtype H1N1/2009 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Influenza B | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parainfluenza 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parainfluenza 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parainfluenza 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parainfluenza 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RSV | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| RSV A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| RSV B | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Rhinovirus/enterovirus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SARS-CoV-2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bacteria targets | |||||
| Bordetella pertussis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Bordetella parapertussis | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Bordetella holmesii | ✓ | ||||
| Chlamydophila pneumoniae | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Legionella pneumophila | ✓ | ||||
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Panel information | |||||
| Platform | FilmArray system | QIAstat-Dx | Luminex Magpix | Verigen system | ePlex System |
| Company | BioFire/bioMérieux | QIAGEN | LUMINEX | LUMINEX | GenMark |
| Targets in panel | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 21 |
| Throughput | Low-Medium | Low | High | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Time to result | 45 min | 70 min | 4 h | 2 h | 3.5 h |
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The most recent panel includes SARS-CoV-2, human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).