OmniSARS2: A Highly Sensitive and Specific RT-qPCR-Based COVID-19 Diagnostic Method Designed to Withstand SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Evolution

Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed the generation of thousands of mutations within its genome. While several of these become rare, others largely increase in prevalence, potentially jeopardizing the sensitivity of PCR-based diagnostics. Taking advantage of SARS...

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Main Authors: Eduarda Carvalho-Correia, Carla Calçada, Fernando Branca, Nuria Estévez-Gómez, Loretta De Chiara, Nair Varela, Pilar Gallego-García, David Posada, Hugo Sousa, João Sousa, Maria Isabel Veiga, Nuno S. Osório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/10/1314