A rapid and accurate COVID-19 diagnosis is a prerequisite for blocking the source of infection as soon as possible and taking the appropriate medical action.Herein,we developed GeneClick,a device for nucleic acid self...A rapid and accurate COVID-19 diagnosis is a prerequisite for blocking the source of infection as soon as possible and taking the appropriate medical action.Herein,we developed GeneClick,a device for nucleic acid self-testing of SARS-CoV-2,consisting of three modules:a sampling kit,a microfluidic chip-based disposable cartridge,and an amplification reader.In addition,we evaluated the clinical performance of GeneClick using 2162 nasal swabs collected at three medical institutions,using three commercial RT-qPCR kits and an antigen self-test as references.Compared to RT-qPCR,the sensitivity and specificity of the GeneClick assay were 97.93%and 99.72%,respectively,with a kappa value of 0.979(P<0.01).Of the 2162 samples,2076 were also tested for SARS-CoV-2 antigens.Among the 314 positive samples identified by GeneClick assay,63 samples were undetected by antigen tests.Overall,the GeneClick nucleic acid self-test demonstrated higher accuracy than the antigen-based detection.Based on the additional features,including simple operation,affordable price,portable device,and reliability of smartphone APP-driven sampling and result reporting,GeneClick offers a powerful tool for field-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in primary healthcare institutions or at-home use.展开更多
Summary What is already known about this topic?Children in kindergartens and primary schools are the high-incidence groups of norovirus acute gastroenteritis.However,asymptomatic norovirus infection among them is seld...Summary What is already known about this topic?Children in kindergartens and primary schools are the high-incidence groups of norovirus acute gastroenteritis.However,asymptomatic norovirus infection among them is seldom reported.What is added by this report?The norovirus positive rate was 3.48% among asymptomatic children in kindergartens and primary schools in Beijing Municipality in June 2021,the most common genotype was GII.4 Sydney,and no acute gastroenteritis outbreak was reported over the study period.展开更多
Dear Editor,Noroviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to Caliciviridae and account for more than 50%of all acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide and cause an estimated 200,000 dea...Dear Editor,Noroviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to Caliciviridae and account for more than 50%of all acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide and cause an estimated 200,000 deaths per year among children\5 years of age, primarily in developing countries (Hall et al. 2012;Glass et al. 2009). The norovirus genome contains three open reading frames (ORFs).展开更多
On January 15,2022,a 26 years old female(Case A)went to a sampling site for coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)testing due to excessive fatigue and fever for two days.This patient preliminarily tested positive for seve...On January 15,2022,a 26 years old female(Case A)went to a sampling site for coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)testing due to excessive fatigue and fever for two days.This patient preliminarily tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)using a quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)method.展开更多
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFC2301102)National Natural Science Foundation of China (82202593)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China (ZR2022MH115).
文摘A rapid and accurate COVID-19 diagnosis is a prerequisite for blocking the source of infection as soon as possible and taking the appropriate medical action.Herein,we developed GeneClick,a device for nucleic acid self-testing of SARS-CoV-2,consisting of three modules:a sampling kit,a microfluidic chip-based disposable cartridge,and an amplification reader.In addition,we evaluated the clinical performance of GeneClick using 2162 nasal swabs collected at three medical institutions,using three commercial RT-qPCR kits and an antigen self-test as references.Compared to RT-qPCR,the sensitivity and specificity of the GeneClick assay were 97.93%and 99.72%,respectively,with a kappa value of 0.979(P<0.01).Of the 2162 samples,2076 were also tested for SARS-CoV-2 antigens.Among the 314 positive samples identified by GeneClick assay,63 samples were undetected by antigen tests.Overall,the GeneClick nucleic acid self-test demonstrated higher accuracy than the antigen-based detection.Based on the additional features,including simple operation,affordable price,portable device,and reliability of smartphone APP-driven sampling and result reporting,GeneClick offers a powerful tool for field-based SARS-CoV-2 detection in primary healthcare institutions or at-home use.
基金Supported by the 2019 Fengtai District Health System Scientific Research Project(No.2019-128)Fengze program support:Fengtai District Applied Public Health Advanced Talent Development Program(2021-40558).
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Children in kindergartens and primary schools are the high-incidence groups of norovirus acute gastroenteritis.However,asymptomatic norovirus infection among them is seldom reported.What is added by this report?The norovirus positive rate was 3.48% among asymptomatic children in kindergartens and primary schools in Beijing Municipality in June 2021,the most common genotype was GII.4 Sydney,and no acute gastroenteritis outbreak was reported over the study period.
基金supported by the Special National Project on Research and Development of Key Biosafety Technologies (2016YFC1201900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31500139)
文摘Dear Editor,Noroviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to Caliciviridae and account for more than 50%of all acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide and cause an estimated 200,000 deaths per year among children\5 years of age, primarily in developing countries (Hall et al. 2012;Glass et al. 2009). The norovirus genome contains three open reading frames (ORFs).
基金Funded by The Capital Health Development and Research of Special(2021-1G-3012)Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project(Z201100005420010)and(Z211100002521019)Beijing Talent Project(2020A050,2020A051).
文摘On January 15,2022,a 26 years old female(Case A)went to a sampling site for coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)testing due to excessive fatigue and fever for two days.This patient preliminarily tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)using a quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)method.
