Evaluation of Commercial qPCR Kits for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Pooled Samples

Due to the current pandemic, a global shortage of reagents has drawn interest in developing alternatives to increase the number of coronavirus tests. One such alternative is sample pooling. We compared commercial kits that are used in COVID-19 diagnostics in terms of their sensitivity and feasibilit...

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Main Authors: Vlad Petrovan, Virgil Vrajmasu, Ana Cristina Bucur, Dan Sebastian Soare, Eugen Radu, Paula Dimon, Mihaela Zaulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/7/472