Multicenter comparison of the Cobas 6800 system with the RealStar RT-PCR kit for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
M.-L. Chaix, M. Wirden, L. Feghoul, M. Bertine, M.-L. Nere, Q. Le Hingrat, B. Abdi, D. Boutolleau, V. M. Ferre, A. Jary, C. Delaugerre, A.-G. Marcelin, D. Descamps, J. LeGoff, B. Visseaux
This paper compares the Cobas 6800 system and RealStar RT-PCR kit for SARS-CoV-2 detection across three hospitals, finding high agreement and correlation but discrepancies at higher cycle threshold values.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2020Microbiology