Novel automated sample-to-result SARS-CoV-2 laboratory-developed RT-PCR assay for high-throughput testing using LabTurbo AIO 48 system

MJ Jian, HY Chung, CK Chang, JC Lin, KM Yeh… - Clinica Chimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aims Immediate detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is critical for preventing the spread of coronavirus disease …

Diagnostic accuracy of RT-PCR for detection of SARS-CoV-2 compared to a “composite reference standard” in hospitalized patients

N Reich, CF Lowe, D Puddicombe, N Matic, J Greiner… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has caused the
greatest public health emergency of our time. Accurate laboratory detection of the virus is …

Clinical validation of a rapid variant-proof RT-RPA assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

D Cherkaoui, J Heaney, D Huang, M Byott, BS Miller… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled a pressing need to expand the diagnostic landscape
to permit high-volume testing in peak demand. Rapid nucleic acid testing based on …

Performance evaluation of different RT-PCR kits for the direct detection of SARS-coV-2 in preheated specimens

RK Jain, N Perumal, D Chaurasia… - Journal of …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has
created high demand for molecular kits and consumables for mass screening of suspected …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical and clinical performances of seven direct detection assays for SARS-CoV-2

Y Matsumura, W Yamazaki, T Noguchi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Direct detection tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) that bypass complicated nucleic acid/antigen purification steps are promising …

Follow-up testing of borderline SARS-CoV-2 patients by rRT-PCR allows early diagnosis of COVID-19

J Boeckmans, R Cartuyvels, P Hilkens… - … and Infectious Disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal samples using the real-time
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) is the gold standard for …

Misdiagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review of the influence of sampling and clinical detection methods

D Keaney, S Whelan, K Finn, B Lucey - Medical Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 infection has generated the biggest pandemic since the influenza outbreak of
1918–1919. One clear difference between these pandemics has been the ability to test for …

Direct comparison of SARS-CoV-2 analytical limits of detection across seven molecular assays

B Fung, A Gopez, V Servellita, S Arevalo… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Analytical sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection is a key performance metric for the
evaluation of viral detection assays. We determined analytical limits of detection for seven …

Clinical evaluation of a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assay on a fully automated system for rapid on-demand testing in the hospital setting

D Noerz, N Fischer, A Schultze, S Kluge… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic presents a unique challenge for
diagnostic laboratories around the world. Automation of workflows in molecular diagnostics …

The Dynamics of SARS‐CoV‐2 (RT‐PCR) Testing

N Joyce, L Seim, M Smerina - Case reports in medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2) is estimated to have affected 6.2 million people in the United States and …