Performance and workflow assessment of six nucleic acid extraction technologies for use in resource limited settings.

Infectious disease nucleic acid amplification technologies (NAAT) have superior sensitivity, specificity, and rapid time to result compared to traditional microbiological methods. Recovery of concentrated, high quality pathogen nucleic acid (NA) from complex specimen matrices is required for optimal...

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Main Authors: Shivani G Beall, Jason Cantera, Maureen H Diaz, Jonas M Winchell, Lorraine Lillis, Heather White, Michael Kalnoky, James Gallarda, David S Boyle
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.0215753