Saving Resources: SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics by Real-Time RT-PCR Using Reduced Reaction Volumes
Since the beginning of 2020, the betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is causing a global pandemic of an acute respiratory disease termed COVID-19. The diagnostics of the novel disease is primarily based on direct virus detection by RT-PCR; however, the availability of test kits may become a major bottleneck,...
Main Authors: | Sabine Bock, Bernd Hoffmann, Martin Beer, Kerstin Wernike |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/9/4/84 |
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