RSV

The test runs on multiple GeneXpert systems and tests nasopharyngeal and nasal swabs or nasal wash/aspirate specimens.

In 2018 Qiagen purchased a 19.9 percent stake in Ann Arbor, Michigan-based NeuMoDx along with the right to acquire the remaining shares.

Overall, GenMark's ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2 provides results for more than 20 viruses and bacteria, including SARS-CoV-2, flu A and B, RSV, and rhinovirus.

The loan will help fund Scope's development of its PCR One point-of-care molecular diagnostic instrument and related respiratory virus panel.

The test is for use with the company's Liaison MDx instrument and can be used alone or with the Simplexa COVID-19 Direct kit.

The PCR-based panel is designed to differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and other common winter infections with high specificity and sensitivity.

The combination flu and RSV assay can be used alone or in combination with the company's Simplexa COVID-19 Direct assay for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The team characterized immune, viral load, and age differences in children with severe responses to respiratory syncytial virus using an integrated analytical strategy.

Credo Diagnostics recently received the CE mark for the coronavirus test, which can provide results in 20 minutes.