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ARGENE® Respiratory

R-GENE® Respiratory PCR Kits

ARGENE® Respiratory includes ready-to-use real-time PCR detection kits for viral respiratory diseases.

  

  

Disclaimer: Product availability varies by country. Please consult your local bioMérieux representative for product availability in your country.

Overview

Targeted Diagnostic Strategy with an “A La Carte” Menu 

Respiratory pathogens have variable seasonalities with some being present throughout the year and others present during epidemic outbreaks. Diagnostic strategies can be adapted to the season by searching for the most likely pathogens in 1st intention and the remaining pathogens in 2nd intention.

Everything You Need in One Kit

R-GENE® kits include all necessary reagents:

  • Ready-to-use amplification premix (including Taq polymerase)
  • Reverse transcriptase
  • Positive control
  • Negative control

Easy Procedure

Using R-GENE® assay is easy.

ARGENE® Expertise

  • Simplicity: complete kits, ready-to-use reagents, same pipetting procedure
  • Seamless Integration: validated for use on multi-specimens, multi-extraction, and multi-amplification platforms
  • Lab Efficiency: common internal control, harmonized extraction and amplification protocols, multiple targeted detection from one extracted sample 

Assays

Kit DesignationReferenceType of KitNumber of TestsRegulatory Status*
SARS-COV-2/FLUA/FLUB/RSV R-GENE®424433Real-time Detection Kit96For in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR)
COVID-19 R-GENE®424017Real-time Detection Kit96For in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR)
RHINO&EV/CC R-GENE®71-042Real-time Detection Kit60For in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR)

SARS-COV-2/FLUA/FLUB/RSV R-GENE®
PCR DESIGN

5-PLEX

  1. SARS-CoV-2
  2. Influenza A
  3. Influenza B
  4. RSV
  5. Endogenous Internal Control
TARGETED GENES
  • SARS-CoV-2: N & RdRp genes
  • Influenza A: M gene
  • Influenza B: M gene
  • RSV: M gene
  • Endogenous Internal Control: HPRT1 gene
CONTROLS INCLUDEDPositive Control, Negative Control, Endogenous Internal Control
SPECIMENS
  • Nasopharyngeal Swab
EXTRACTION PLATFORMS 
  • EMAG®
  • NUCLISENS® easyMAG®
  • QIAsymphony SP
  • MagNA Pure 96
  • MGISP‑960
AMPLIFICATION PLATFORMS 
  • QuantStudio 5
  • QuantStudio 5 Dx
  • CFX 96
  • CFX Opus 96
RESULT WITHIN90 minutes after extraction
STORAGE CONDITIONS-15°C / -31°C
STATUSFor in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR, CE marked under EU IVD regulation 2017/746)

COVID-19 R-GENE®
PCR DESIGN

2-PLEX

  1. SARS-CoV-2
  2. Endogenous Internal Control
TARGETED GENES
  • SARS-CoV-2: N & RdRp genes
  • Endogenous Internal Control: HPRT1 gene
CONTROLS INCLUDEDPositive Control, Negative Control, Endogenous Internal Control
SPECIMENS
  • Nasopharyngeal Swab
  • Saliva
EXTRACTION PLATFORMS 
  • EMAG®
  • NUCLISENS® easyMAG®
  • QIAsymphony SP
  • MagNA Pure 96
  • MGISP‑960
AMPLIFICATION PLATFORMS 
  • QuantStudio 5
  • QuantStudio 5 Dx
  • CFX 96
  • CFX Opus 96
  • 7500 Fast
  • 7500 Fast Dx
  • LightCycler 480 (System II)
  • Rotor‑Gene Q
RESULT WITHIN90 minutes after extraction
STORAGE CONDITIONS-15°C / -31°C
STATUSFor in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR, CE marked under EU IVD regulation 2017/746)

RHINO&EV/CC R-GENE®
PCR DESIGN

2-PLEX

  1. Rhino&EV
  2. Endogenous Internal Control
TARGETED GENES
  • Rhinovirus A/B/C: non coding 5' region
  • Enterovirus A/B/C/D: non coding 5' region
  • Endogenous Internal Control: HPRT1 gene
CONTROLS INCLUDEDPositive Control, Negative Control, Endogenous Internal Control
SPECIMENS
  • Nasopharyngeal Swab
  • Nasopharyngeal Aspirate
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage
EXTRACTION PLATFORMS 
  • EMAG®
  • NUCLISENS® easyMAG®
  • QIAsymphony SP
AMPLIFICATION PLATFORMS 
  • QuantStudio 5
  • QuantStudio 5 Dx
  • CFX 96
  • CFX Opus 96
  • 7500 Fast
  • 7500 Fast Dx
  • LightCycler 480 (System II)
  • Rotor‑Gene Q
RESULT WITHIN120 minutes after extraction
STORAGE CONDITIONS-15°C / -31°C
STATUSFor in vitro diagnostic use (IVDR, CE marked under EU IVD regulation 2017/746)

Resources

SARS-COV-2 FLUA FLUB RSV R-GENE® Brochure

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COVID-19 R-GENE® Brochure

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