The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the impact of a widespread disease on various
aspects of human relationships, communities, and economies. One notable consequence …

December 2019 marked the begining of the greatest pandemic since Spanish Flu, the
disease named Covid-19 that cause severe pneumonia. Until May 19, 2020 more than 4 …

Background With the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of new viral
variants within India over multiple waves, the expensive reagents and time-consuming …

Background RT-qPCR technique is the current world-wide method used for the early
detection of SARS-CoV2 RNA in the suspected clinical samples. Viral RNA extraction is the …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak posed a
challenge for diagnostic laboratories worldwide, with low-middle income countries (LMICs) …

Current conventional detection of SARS-CoV-2 involves collection of a patient's sample with
a nasopharyngeal swab, storage of the swab during transport in a viral transport medium …

Background Two automatable in-house protocols for high-troughput RNA extraction from
nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection have been evaluated. Methods One …

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented global demand for in vitro
diagnostic reagents. Supply shortages and hoarding have impacted testing capacity which …

One of the biggest challenges during the pandemic has been obtaining and maintaining
critical material to conduct the increasing demand for molecular tests. Sometimes, the lack of …

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for faster and more
cost-effective diagnostic methods. The RNA extraction step in current diagnostic methods …