A handful of recently published trials suggest that use of the pneumonia panel could lead to more targeted therapy delivered more quickly than standard methods.
SARS-CoV-2 viral material is available for test validation, and the FDA is conducting a rolling review process with an abbreviated submission template.
In the quarter, the firm entered a partnership with Specific Diagnostics and also submitted an enhanced version of its blood culture ID panel for regulatory clearance.
Qiagen, which is also developing a single-plex qRT-PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2, said it will have a syndromic panel including targets for the virus ready this month.
