The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic created an unprecedented
public health emergency. Early recognition of an infected person and disruption of the …

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 …

This mini review presents the standard methods for the analytical identification of virus
species. These methods have been trusted and known as accredited methods. The …

Extended community testing constitutes one of the main strategic pillars in controlling the
COVID-19 pandemic. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) targeting the SARS-CoV-2 …

Background: The recent emergence and rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) demonstrates the urgent need for laboratory …

The emergence of the novel coronavirus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in the late months of 2019 had the officials to declare a public health …

The coronavirus pandemic accentuated the need for molecular diagnostic tests. A technique
highly used to this end is the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)—a sensitive and specific …

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests are commonly utilized in
commercial settings but pose challenges due to labor-intensive procedures and extended …

In the rest of the world, most countries have been completely unprepared for the onslaught
of the virus. As a result, many healthcare systems have faced community transmission …

In March 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak was declared as a world pandemic by the
World Health Organization (WHO). The only measures for controlling the outbreak are …