DirectDetect SARS-CoV-2 Direct Real-Time RT-PCR Study Using Patient Samples.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 is an infectious disease that caused a global pandemic affecting people worldwide. As disease detection and vaccine rollout continue to progress, there is still a need for efficient diagnostic tools to satisfy continued testing needs. This preliminary study evaluated a novel SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test called DirectDetect SARS-CoV-2 Direct Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based on a limited sample size of 24 respiratory samples from 14 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. The test is advantageous compared to others on the market since it does not require viral transport medium or viral RNA extraction prior to nucleic acid amplification and detection. This capability transforms the hours-long sample preparation time into a minutes-long procedure while also

SUBMITTER: Naranbat D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845437 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature