SARS-CoV-2 N-gene mutation leading to Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay instability

Affiliations

• ¹ Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratories, Serology and Virology Division (SAViD), NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: charles.foster@unsw.edu.au.
• ² Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ³ School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ⁴ Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratories, Serology and Virology Division (SAViD), NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ⁵ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.