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Cole Palmer NatTrols for qPCR

Sars NatTrols

Cole Palmer NatTrol assays only detect a single viral type, such as adenovirus (AdV) (Hologic Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA), parainfluenza viruses (PIV) (Hologic Gen-Probe), metapneumovirus (MPV) (Hologic Gen-Probe and Quidel, San Diego, CA), and influenza viruses (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; IQuum, Marlborough, MA; and Qiagen, Gaithersburg, MD).
NatTrol qPCR assays offer limited multiplex testing, such as for influenza viruses and RSV (Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA; Nanosphere, Northbrook, IL; and Hologic Gen-Probe) and for RSV and metapneumovirus (Quidel).

Currently, 4 molecular multiplex respiratory virus panels for the simultaneous detection of more than three respiratory viruses with NatTrol control have been cleared by the U.S. FDA:
FilmArray RP (respiratory panel) (BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT)
eSensor RVP (respiratory viral panel) (GenMark Dx, Carlsbad, CA)
Luminex xTAG RVPv1
Luminex xTAG RVP fast (Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Austin, TX).

December 9, 2020

