Hyeongyu Lee

Dr. Hyeongyu Lee

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 March 2024 in International Journal of Medical Informatics
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Hyeongyu Lee
GYGilsung Yoo
Gilsung Yoo
DPDaewoo Pak
Daewoo Pak
Jong-Han LeeJong-Han Lee
Jong-Han Lee


27 October 2025 in Diagnostics
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RAROKEYA AKTER
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Jong-Han LeeJong-Han Lee
Jong-Han Lee
SRSook Won Ryu
Sook Won Ryu
Background/Objectives: Acute respiratory infections remain a major global public health concern affecting individuals across all ages. Accurate and rapid diagnosis of respiratory pathogens is crucial for effective patient management and infection control. Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays have gained prominence over conventional methods for routine viral detection in clinical laboratories owing to their enhanced sensitivity and specificity; however, comparative performance data for PowerChek™ RVP remain limited. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the PowerChek™ Respiratory Virus Panel 1/2/3/4, which detects 16 respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, in nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens. Methods: Overall, 336 NPS specimens were analyzed using the PowerChek™ RVP, BioFire® RP 2.1plus, and Allplex™ RP assays, with nucleic acid extraction performed using the Advansure™ E3 system. The performance metrics were calculated using two-by-two contingency tables. Results: Among 336 NPS specimens (232 positive, 104 negative), PowerChek™ RVP detected 226 positives with minimal discrepancies, showing high concordance with BioFire® RP 2.1plus (accuracy 94.6%, kappa 0.843–1.000). Fifteen discordant cases were identified in this study. Eleven could not be sequenced because of amplification failure and most had high Ct values (>30). Sequencing of four samples confirmed concordance with BioFire® RP 2.1plus and PowerChek™ RVP, whereas Allplex™ RP showed false-negative results. Conclusions: The PowerChek™ RVP assay demonstrated a high level of relative sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, diagnostic predictive values and strong concordance with comparable reference assays in identifying its targets. This assay is a reliable and efficient diagnostic tool for clinical laboratories to facilitate the accurate identification of respiratory pathogens.