Browsing by Author "Rabenau, Holger F."

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2020-02-08Zeitschriftenartikel

Comparative multi-assay evaluation of Determine™ HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo rapid diagnostic tests in acute and chronic HIV infection

Wratil, Paul R.; Rabenau, Holger F.; Eberle, Josef; Stern, Marcel; Münchhoff, Maximilian; Friedrichs, Imke; Stürmer, Martin; Bergerq, Annemarie; Kuttner-May, Susanne; Münstermann, Dieter; Lucht, Andreas; Meixenberger, Karolin; Bannert, Norbert; Keppler, Oliver T.

In resource-limited or point-of-care settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), that aim to simultaneously detect HIV antibodies and p24 capsid (p24CA) antigen with high sensitivity, can pose important alternatives to screen ...
2023-08-14Zeitschriftenartikel

Results of German external quality assessment schemes for SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection

Vierbaum, Laura; Wojtalewicz, Nathalie; Grunert, Hans-Peter; Zimmermann, Anika; Scholz, Annemarie; Goseberg, Sabine; Kaiser, Patricia; Duehring, Ulf; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor; Niemeyer, Daniela; Rabenau, Holger F.; Obermeier, Martin; Nitsche, Andreas; Michel, Janine; Puyskens, Andreas; Huggett, Jim F.; O’Sullivan, Denise M.; Busby, Eloise; Cowen, Simon; Vallone, Peter M.; Cleveland, Megan H.; Falak, Samreen; Kummrow, Andreas; Schellenberg, Ingo; Zeichhardt, Heinz; Kammel, Martin

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the important role of diagnostic tests, including lateral flow tests (LFTs), in identifying patients and their contacts to slow the spread of infections. INSTAND performed external quality ...
2023-04-28Zeitschriftenartikel

Results of the first German external quality assessment scheme for the detection of monkeypox virus DNA

Vierbaum, Laura; Wojtalewicz, Nathalie; Kaufmann, Anne; Goseberg, Sabine; Kaiser, Patricia; Grunert, Hans-Peter; Dühring, Ulf; Zimmermann, Anika; Scholz, Annemarie; Michel, Janine; Nitsche, Andreas; Rabenau, Holger F.; Obermeier, Martin; Schellenberg, Ingo; Zeichhardt, Heinz; Kammel, Martin

Background: In May 2022, the monkeypox virus (MPXV) spread into non-endemic countries and the global community was quick to test the lessons learned from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Due to its symptomatic resemblance to ...
2022-01-20Zeitschriftenartikel

RNA reference materials with defined viral RNA loads of SARS-CoV-2—A useful tool towards a better PCR assay harmonization

Vierbaum, Laura; Wojtalewicz, Nathalie; Grunert, Hans-Peter; Lindig, Vanessa; Duehring, Ulf; Drosten, Christian; Corman, Victor; Niemeyer, Daniela; Ciesek, Sandra; Rabenau, Holger F.; Berger, Annemarie; Obermeier, Martin; Nitsche, Andreas; Michel, Janine; Mielke, Martin; Huggett, Jim; O’Sullivan, Denise; Busby, Eloise; Cowen, Simon; Vallone, Peter M.; Cleveland, Megan H.; Falak, Samreen; Kummrow, Andreas; Keller, Thomas; Schellenberg, Ingo; Zeichhardt, Heinz; Kammel, Martin

SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, requires reliable diagnostic methods to track the circulation of this virus. Following the development of RT-qPCR methods to meet this diagnostic need in January 2020, it became clear ...