LIAISON NES Influenza (FLU) A/B & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Clinical Agreement in Australia

LIAISON NES Flu A/B & COVID-19 Clinical Agreement in Australia

The DiaSorin Molecular LIAISON® NES FLU A/B & COVID-19 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay is intended for use on the DiaSorin LIAISON® NES instrument for the in-vitro qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acid from influenza A, influenza B and SARS-CoV-2 virus from dry nasal swabs (NS) from human patients with signs and symptoms during the acute phase of respiratory tract infection in conjunction with clinical and epidemiological risk factors.

The LIAISON® NES FLU A/B & COVID-19 assay is intended for use as an aid in the differential diagnosis of influenza A, influenza B and SARS-CoV-2 infection in a professional laboratory setting.

Negative results do not preclude influenza A, influenza B, or SARS-CoV-2, infection and should not be used as the sole basis for patient management decisions. The assay is not intended to detect the presence of the influenza C virus.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Human patients with active signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infection at time of collection
• Specimens collected within 7 days of symptom onset for the initial collection
• Availability of age, gender, race, ethnicity, collection dates, collection time, routine respiratory testing method, routine respiratory result, signs and symptoms (e.g., fever), date of symptom onset for each symptom, vaccination status (Flu and COVID-19, as applicable), pre-existing medical conditions (as applicable), medications (e.g., COVID-19 antivirals), etc. for each subject

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incorrect swab type
• Incorrect transport media
• Incorrect specimen handling (specimens not stored at recommended temperature)
• Samples collected >7 days from symptom onset
• Subjects not consented