Evaluation of transport media and specimen transport conditions for the detection of sars-cov-2 by use of real-time reverse transcription-PCR
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
N1, N3
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
kits
Testing Method - Additional Info
evalutation of transport media with QDID SARS-CoV-2 RNA qualitative real-time RT-PCR emergency use authorization (EUA) assay and Quest Diagnostics and the Roche Diagnostics cobas SARS-CoV-2 EUA tests
Reported Performance
Remark: Specimens consistently yielded amplifiable RNA with mean cycle threshold differences of <3 over the various conditions assayed
Sample Size
specimens in different transport media
Peer-reviewed
yes
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