Performance of an alternative RT-PCR procedure using residual sample from the Panbio™ Ag COVID-19 test

Performance of an alternative RT-PCR procedure using residual sample from the Panbio™ Ag COVID-19 test

Introduction: In the current standard of care (SoC) RT-PCR method for COVID-19, the patient's swab was extracted in viral transport media (VTM). For the Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test, the patient swab is flushed out in extraction buffer, of which a small fraction is used for testing, leaving m...

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Main Authors: Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castineiras, Érica Ramos dos Santos Nascimento, Débora Souza Faffe, Rafael Mello Galliez, Diana Mariani, Isabela de Carvalho Leitão, Mayla Gabryele Miranda de Melo, Orlando Costa Ferreira, Amilcar Tanuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Antigen rapid test
RT-PCR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867021000994

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