High-quality RNA improves sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 detection by colorimetric RT-LAMP
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The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic requires a rapid, reliable, and user-friendly diagnostic test to help control the spread of the virus. Reverse transcription and quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is currently the gold standard method for SARS-CoV-2 detection. Here, we develop a protocol based on reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) and demonstrate increased sensitivity of this technique using fresh RNA extracts compared to RNA samples subjected to freezing/thawing cycles. We further compare RT-LAMP to RT-qPCR and demonstrate that the RT-LAMP approach has high sensitivity in fresh RNA extracts and can detect positive samples with Ct values between 8 and 35.
2020 ◽
Vol In Press
(In Press)
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2019 ◽
Vol 22
(5)
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pp. 557-561
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2019 ◽
Vol 10
(SPL1)
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2005 ◽
Vol 15
(3)
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pp. 489-492
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