Luminex's xTAG™ Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP) is a diagnostic test for the detection of multiple viral strains and subtypes. The test was designed to allow better decision-making in patient management and to limit the spread of infection, and therefore has value in both clinical settings and as a surveillance tool.

Luminex worked with a team of leading virologists and infectious disease specialists -- including James Mahony, Ph.D., of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario -- to design a respiratory viral panel that detects the most common strains of respiratory viruses and subtypes, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A and adenovirus, among others.

xTAG RVP was developed using Luminex’s Universal Array – a proprietary solution-based microarray capable of combining any set of 100 single DNA tests and performing them simultaneously in a single reaction, which operates on the Luminex xMAP® system, a well-established bioassay detection platform that uses lasers to read color-coded microspheres that attach to specific nucleic acid sequences.

xTAG™ RVP Targets - U.S. IVD Test (FDA Cleared)
*For In Vitro Diagnostic Use

Viral Family	Viral Subtype
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)	A
	B
Influenza A	Non-specific Influenza A
	H1
	H3
Influenza B
Parainfluenza 1
Parainfluenza 2
Parainfluenza 3
Metapneumovirus
Rhinovirus
Adenovirus
MS-2 Bacteriophage Internal Control
Lambdaphage Positive Control
For product details refer to the package inserts on the xTAG™ RVP CD. xTAG RVP catalogue numbers:  96 Test Kit I019C0111, CD:  S019-0116

xTAG™ RVP Targets - Outside the U.S. (CE Marked)
*European Union - For In Vitro Diagnostic Use
*Rest of World - For Investigational Use Only, the performance characteristics of this product have not been established.

Viral Family	Viral Subtype
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)	A
	B
Corona Virus NL63
Corona Virus 229E
Corona Virus OC43
Corona Virus HKU1
SARS
Influenza A	Non-specific Influenza A
	H1
	H3
	H5
Influenza B
Parainfluenza 1
Parainfluenza 2
Parainfluenza 3
Parainfluenza 4
Metapneumovirus
Rhinovirus / Enterovirus
Adenovirus
MS-2 Bacteriophage Internal Control
Lambdaphage Positive Control

	How xTAG RVP Works
	xTAG RVP vs. The Competition
	xTAG RVP Supporting Information