Development of a high sensitivity RT-PCR assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in individual and pooled nasopharyngeal samples

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic requires sensitive detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from samples to ensure accurate detection of infected patients, an essential component of effective national track and trace programs. Due to the scaling challenges of large sample numbers, sample pooling is an attra...

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Main Authors: Harindi Jayakody, Daniel Rowland, Clint Pereira, Rachel Blackwell, Tomasz Lasota, Mark Laverick, Laurence Tisi, Hannah S. Leese, Alistair D. S. Walsham
Format: Article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Serija:Scientific Reports
Online dostop:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09254-1