Point-of-Care Immunoassay for Detection of Bacterial Sinusitis

Mucous specimens will be collected from patients displaying symptoms of acute bacterial sinusitis enrolled by primary care and/or otolaryngology clinics in the United States. Health care professionals not having endoscopy certification will collect specimens using the Entvantage sample collection device. Health care professionals with nasal endoscopy certification or specialty training will collect comparator specimens using an endoscope. Untrained operators with a range of education and training (primary care physician, otolaryngologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, registered nurse or other healthcare professional), will perform the Sinu-Test® lateral flow assay in an outpatient setting. Mucous samples will be tested for the presence of 3 bacterial pathogens responsible for sinusitis using the Sinu-Test® in the clinic and by a composite comparator method comprised of standard quantitative bacterial culture with identification (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry instrument) and semiquantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) of the residual culture sample and the Sinu-Test® residual swab performed by a central laboratory.