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Table 4 Rapid POC Tests Performed in Geographically Mobile and Pop-up Laboratories

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Ranked by Analysis Time (min)

FDA Status

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Instrument, Manufacturer, Website Method, Test Type, Swab, Read

Specimen

Storage Temperature (°C) Testing Temperature (°C)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

10

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/142916/download

CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Test

Access Bio, Inc

https://accessbiodiagnostics.net/carestart-covid-19-antigen/

Lateral Flow Assay, Antigen Test, Polyester Spun Nasal Swab, Visually Read

Anterior Nasal Swab/Nasopharyngeal Swab

1 ~ 30/15–30

87.18, 100 (AN); 93.75, 99.32 (NP)

 < 15

FDA CLEARED

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/diagnosis/table-ridt.html\

McKesson Consult Influenza A & B Test

McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc

https://mms.mckesson.com/product/1076728/McKesson-Brand-181-36025

Antigen Test, Nylon Flocked Swab, Visually Read

Nasal Swab Nasopharyngeal Swab

2–30 /18–30

Flu A (NS): 91.7, 75.2 Flu B (NS): 82.4, 88.3; Flu A (NP): 89.6, 77 Flu B (NP): 86.8, 92.9

 < 15

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/139789/download

Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test

Assure Tech (Hangzhou Co., Ltd)

http://www.diareagent.com

Lateral Flow Chromatographic Immunoassay, Antibody Test, N/A,

Visually Read

Whole Blood Serum, Plasma

2 ~ 30/15–30

88.7, 93.3

15

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/137886/download

Quidel Sofia SARS Antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay

Quidel Corporation

https://www.quidel.com/immunoassays/rapid-sars-tests/sofia-sars-antigen-fia

Immunofluorescence-based Lateral Flow Assay, Antigen Test, Foam Tipped Swab, Instrument Read

Nasal Swab

15–35

96.7, 100

15

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/142701/download

Quidel Sofia 2 Flu + SARS Antigen Combo Fluorescent Immunoassay

Quidel Corporation

https://www.quidel.com/immunoassays/sofia-2-flu-sars-antigen-fia

Immunofluorescence-based Lateral Flow Assay

Antigen Test

Foam Tipped Swab

Instrument Read

Nasal Swab, Nasopharyngeal Swab

15–35

Flu A (NS): 90, 95

Flu A(NP): 97.1, 94.6

Flu B (NS): 89, 96

Flu B (NP)—90, 97

SARS-CoV-2: 95.2, 100

20

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/151212/download

INDICAID COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

PHASE Scientific International Ltd

https://phasescientific.com

Lateral Flow Immunoassay, Antigen Test, Nylon Flocked Swabs, Visually Read

Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Swab

2–30/15–30

84.4,96.3

 < 30

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/136345/download

Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test

Mesa Biotech, Inc

https://www.mesabiotech.com

Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction & Lateral Flow Immunoassay

Rapid RT-PCR, Cotton Tipped Swab, Visually Read

Nasal Swab, Nasal Mid-turbinate Swab

15–30/15–30

95.8, 100

 < 30

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/136522/download

ID NOW COVID-19

Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc

https://www.abbott.com/IDNOW.html

Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology

Molecular NAAT Test, Foam tipped swabs, Machine Read

Nasal Swab, Nasopharyngeal or Throat Swabs

2–30/15- 30

95.0, 97.9

30

FDA EUA

https://www.fda.gov/media/144253/download

Clip COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Luminostics, Inc

https://luminostics.com

Lateral Flow Immunoluminescent Assay

Antigen Test, Cotton-tipped Swab, Machine Read

Anterior Nasal Swab

15- 30/15- 30

96.9, 100

 > 24 hoursa

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf20/DEN200031.pdf

BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1

BioMérieux, Inc

https://www.biofiredx.com/products/the-filmarray-panels/filmarrayrp/

PCR-based multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology, Molecular NAAT test, Nylon Flocked Swab, Machine Read

Nasopharyngeal Swab

15–25 (4 h), 2–8 (3 days), ≤ -15 ≤ -70 (30 days)/15–25

97.1, 99.3

  1. a) BioFire has an analysis time of 45 min. However, the specimen collected is shipped overnight to a third-party laboratory to be processed on a BioFire® FilmArray 2.0 system
  2. CE Conformité Européenne, CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019, EUA Emergency Use Authorization, FDA United States Food and Drug Administration, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgM immunoglobulin M, NAAT nucleic acid amplification test, NP nasopharyngeal, NS nasal swab, PCR polymerase chain reaction; and SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2