Detection of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 by lateral flow devices
oleh: Abbie Bown, Angela Sweed, Matthew Catton, Joshua Nelthorpe-Cowne, Hermione Conti-Frith, Ruth Elderfield, Jacob Terrey, Hamsa Abib, Caleb Lui, Ella Fisher, Kevin R. Bewley, Naomi S. Coombes, Donna Robinson, Somya Agrawal, Bassam Hallis, Edward Blandford, Tom Fowler, Deborah A. Williamson, Richard Vipond
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2024-02-01 |
Deskripsi
We evaluated the performance of 12 lateral flow devices by assessing their analytical sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86. Kits from ACON, Orient Gene, Xiamen Biotime, Getein, and SureScreen detected variant BA.2.86 to sufficient sensitivity levels, comparable to those observed with previous Omicron variants. The stocks of lateral flow devices currently held by the UK government do not currently need changing for deployment for this variant.