In limelight of the ongoing pandemic SARS-CoV-2 testing is critical for the diagnosis of
infected patients, contact-tracing and mitigating the transmission. Diagnostic laboratories are …

Recent reports have compared the analytical sensitivities of some SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR
assays, but differences in the viral materials used for these evaluations made …

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 lead to the rapid implementation of
assays for virus detection, with real-time RT-PCR arguably considered the gold-standard. In …

With emergence of pandemic COVID-19, rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is essential.
This study compared laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) used for the detection of SARS-CoV …

The primary approach to controlling the spread of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 is to diagnose
and isolate the infected people quickly. Our paper aimed to investigate the efficiency and the …

Background. Health and social management of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, responsible for
the COVID-19 disease, requires both screening tools and diagnostic procedures. Reliable …

Background Reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) is an extremely
common clinical method for detecting pathogens, particularly for emerging infectious …

Objective When using high-throughput batched diagnostic platforms based on RT-PCR for
SARS-CoV-2 detection, avoidance of the conventional nucleic acid extraction step can help …

The worldwide demand for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing resulted in a shortage of
diagnostic kits. RNA extraction step constitutes a major bottleneck to perform diagnostic. The …

Alternatives to nasopharyngeal sampling are needed to increase capacity for SARS-CoV-2
testing. Among 275 participants, we piloted the collection of nasal mid-turbinate swabs …