RT-qPCR half-reaction optimization for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The main laboratory test for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). However, RT-qPCR is expensive because of the number of tests required. This study aimed to evaluate an alternative to...

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Main Authors: Priscila Lamb Wink, Fabiana Volpato, Daiana de Lima-Morales, Rodrigo Minuto Paiva, Julia Biz Willig, Hugo Bock, Fernanda de Paris, Afonso Luís Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100340&tlng=en