Automated SARS-COV-2 RNA extraction from patient nasopharyngeal samples using a modified DNA extraction kit for high throughput testing

BACKGROUND: The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) has prompted a need for mass testing to identify patients with viral infection. The high demand has created a global bottleneck in testing capacity, which prompted us to modify available resources to extract vir...

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Main Authors: Haya Al-Saud, Khaldoun Al-Romaih, Razan Bakheet, Lina Mahmoud, Najla Al-Harbi, Ibtihaj Alshareef, Sara Bin Judia, Layla Aharbi, Abdulaziz Alzayed, Amjad Jabaan, Hani Alhadrami, Ahmed Albarrag, Essam I. Azhar, Maha Ahmad Al-Mozaini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2020-10-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.373