The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the
associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which severely affect the respiratory …

During an epidemic, individual test results form the basis of epidemiological indicators such
as case numbers or incidence. Therefore, the accuracy of measures derived from these …

The rapid emergence and spread of numerous severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants across the globe underscores the crucial need for …

SARS-CoV-2 variant detection relies on resource-intensive whole-genome sequencing
methods. We sought to develop a scalable protocol for variant detection and surveillance in …

Objectives Mutation-specific PCR assays have quickly found their way into laboratory
diagnostics due to their capacity to be a fast, easy to implement and high-throughput method …

Introduction: A notable feature of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was
the widespread use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) to monitor severe acute …

Wastewater-based epidemiology is a corroborated environmental surveillance tool in the
global fight against SARS-CoV-2. The analysis of wastewater for detection of SARS-CoV-2 …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOC)
pose an increased risk to public health due to higher transmissibility and/or immune escape …

Detection of mutations by multiplex real-time RT-PCR is a widely used method for the
screening of SARS-CoV-2 variants, but this method has several limitations. We describe …

Background COVID‐19 prevalence has remained high throughout the pandemic with
intermittent surges, due largely to the emergence of genetic variants, demonstrating the …