A Rapid SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay for Low Resource Settings

A Rapid SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay for Low Resource Settings

Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay is the gold standard recommended to test for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, it generally requires expensive equipment such as RNA isolation instruments and real-time PCR thermal cyclers. As a pandemic, COVID-19 has sp...

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Main Authors: Arunkumar Arumugam, Matthew L. Faron, Peter Yu, Cole Markham, Michelle Wu, Season Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2 virus
RNA
rapid RT-PCR assay
low resource setting
thermal cycler
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/10/739

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