Siemens combo tests for SARS-CoV-2, flu, RSV

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October 2022—Siemens Healthineers released its CE-marked FTD SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/HRSV Assay and Clinitest Rapid COVID-19 plus Influenza Antigen Test.

The FTD SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/HRSV PCR test runs on the Siemens Versant kPCR molecular system and combines the company’s FTD SARS-CoV-2 and FTD Flu/HRSV assays. The new assay enables comprehensive and semiautomated molecular testing that detects and differentiates SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and HRSV A/B.