One-hour British DnaNudge COVID-19 Test Is Accurate, Study Finds

In a study in The Lancet Microbe, the test was found to have an average sensitivity – the ability to correctly identify those with COVID-19 – of 94.4% and a specificity – correctly identifying those without the disease – of 100%.

“These results suggest that the CovidNudge test, which can be performed at a patient’s bedside without the need to handle any sample material, has comparable accuracy to standard laboratory testing,” Professor Graham Cooke, lead author of the study from the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, said.

“Many tests involve a trade-off between speed and accuracy, but this test manages to achieve both,” Cooke said.

For the text of the paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(20)30121-X/fulltext