Multiplex Diagnostic Test Identifies Eighteen Common Respiratory Pathogens

By enabling healthcare personnel to test for 18 different pathogens for a cost comparable to testing a single pathogen, the Seeplex 18-plex respiratory test changes the system of a ‘single pathogen, single test' testing regime and avoids the high false-positive/negative results associated with conventional multiplexing. The Seeplex 18-plex respiratory test performs multiplexing without cross-reactivity and achieves rapid test results at a minimal cost per test.

The microorganisms detected by the Seeplex test are influenza A virus; influenza B virus; human respiratory syncytial virus A; human respiratory syncytial virus B; human parainfluenzae virus 1; human parainfluenzae virus 2; human parainfluenzae virus 3; human Coronavirus 229E/Nl63; human Coronavirus OC43/HKU1; human Rhinovirus; human Enterovirus; human adenovirus; human Bocavirus; Legionella pneumophila; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Haemophilus influenzae; and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Developed by Seegene (Rockville, MD, USA), the Seeplex test is based on multiplexing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology. It enables healthcare personnel to rapidly determine whether a patient's respiratory ailment is caused by a virus or bacteria, and subsequently prescribe the best course of treatment whether an antibiotic, antiviral, or bed rest.

"Our new 18-plex Respiratory Test is what the clinical healthcare industry has been asking for--the ability to routinely test for a wide spectrum of respiratory pathogens in a single test, at the price of a single pathogen test,” stated Jong-Yoon Chun, founder and CEO, Seegene. "Like our other commercially available tests, notably the recently introduced 18-plex test for human Papillomaviruses, our new respiratory test is simply performed with one multiplex PCR in a single tube and capillary electrophoresis for automated detection of pathogens. These tests use Seegene's DPO [Dual Priming Oligo] primer system, ensuring test reproducibility, specificity, and sensitivity.


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