Influence of Storage Conditions on SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Detection in Throat Swabs
Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
ORF1ab, N
Testing Method Category
PCR_KIT
Testing Method
kit
Testing Method - Additional Info
2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Detection Kit (Sansure Biotech). Effect of sample inactivation, storage temperature, and storage time
Reported Performance
Remark: storage conditions led to misclassification of at least 10.2% of positive cases. importance of immediate testing of samples
Sample Size
88 samples
Peer-reviewed
yes
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