Implementation of Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing versus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Sample Pooling in the Screening of COVID-19: a Case of Different Testing Strategies in Africa

Implementation of Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing versus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Sample Pooling in the Screening of COVID-19: a Case of Different Testing Strategies in Africa

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc across the globe; although the number of cases in Africa remains lower than in other regions, it is on a gradual upward trajectory. To date, COVID-19 cases have been reported in 54 out of 55 African countries. However, due to limited severe acute...

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Main Authors: Tinashe K. Nyazika, Rabelani Kaela, Mathias Mugoni, Kudakwashe Musomekwa, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Prichard T. Mapondera, Tatenda S. Makawa, Elliot M. Sithole, George Mavunganidze, Justen Manasa, Kondwani C. Jambo, Cuthbert Musarurwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
antibody rapid diagnostic test
sample pooling
rrt-pcr
covid-19
africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00524-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00524-20

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