Rapid direct nucleic acid amplification test without RNA extraction for SARS-CoV-2 using a portable PCR thermocycler
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
N-gene
Testing Method Category
WHO method(s)
Testing Method
WHO-1
Reported Performance
LOD: 12cpr (spiked sputum RT-PCR), 1200cpr (nasal exudate RT-PCR), 600cpr (spiked sputum FAST direct PCR), 60cpr (nasal exudate FAST direct PCR) ; Efficiency: 88.64% (spiked sputum RT-PCR), 77.45% (nasal exudate RT-PCR), 85.52% (spiked sputum FAST direct PCR), 81.08% (nasal exudate FAST direct PCR)
Sample Size
Not reported
Peer-reviewed
no
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