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cord-263456-lqe1yckv	Craney, Arryn R.	Comparison of Two High-Throughput Reverse Transcription-PCR Systems for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2	2020-07-23		.txt	text/plain	2902	177	54	We analyzed the diagnostic performance of two high-throughput systems: cobas 6800 and Panther Fusion, and their associated RT-PCR assays, with a collection of 389 nasopharyngeal specimens. On 4 February 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an RT-PCR assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a range of respiratory specimens (5) . In this study, we compared the diagnostic performances of the cobas 6800 and Panther Fusion high-throughput RT-PCR systems for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 389 NP swab specimens, the predominant specimen type employed for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR (4). However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the performance characteristics of the Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay or directly compared two high-throughput systems. In conclusion, the cobas 6800 and Panther Fusion systems and their associated SARS-CoV-2 tests are comparable in terms of their performance characteristics in the clinical setting.	./cache/cord-263456-lqe1yckv.txt	./txt/cord-263456-lqe1yckv.txt