Clinical comparison of three SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests for routine diagnostic testing.

Background: Cycle threshold (Ct) values from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests have been used to estimate viral load for treatment decisions. Additionally, there is a need for high-throughput testing, consolidating a variety of assays on one random-access analyzer.

Objectives: In this study, the clinical performance of the Alinity m SARS-CoV-2, RealTie SARS-CoV-2, and GeneXpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV assays was assessed.

Basal glucosuria in cats.

Objective of this study was to demonstrate the ubiquitous presence of glucose in urine of euglycemic cats by a highly sensitive glucose assay. The local electronic database was searched for results of quantitative urine glucose measurements in cats. A total of 325 feline urine glucose measurements were identified, of which 303 (93%) had been submitted by one of the co-authors working in a near-by small animal practice.