Hologic Panther Fusion Assay Demonstrates High Sensitivity
The Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2/Flu A/B/RSV assay (Hologic) detected respiratory viruses from nasopharyngeal samples (P0170; ESCMID).
The Berlin study tested leftover positive samples of SARS-CoV-2 (n=102), influenza A (n=99), influenza B (n=43) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (n=93), as well as 100 samples that were negative for the four pathogens. The results from the assay were compared with those from the Abbott Alinity m