Comparison of the new fully automated extraction platform eMAG to the MagNA PURE 96 and the well-established easyMAG for detection of common human respiratory viruses.

Respiratory viral infections constitute the majority of samples tested in the clinical virology laboratory during the winter season, and are mainly diagnosed using molecular assays, namely real-time PCR (qPCR). Therefore, a high-quality extraction process is critical for successful, reliable and sen...

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Main Authors: Musa Hindiyeh, Orna Mor, Rakefet Pando, Batya Mannasse, Areej Kabat, Hadar Assraf-Zarfati, Ella Mendelson, Danit Sofer, Michal Mandelboim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211079