Improved sensitivity, safety, and rapidity of COVID-19 tests by replacing viral storage solution with lysis buffer.

Conducting numerous, rapid, and reliable PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 is essential for our ability to monitor and control the current COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we tested the sensitivity and efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 detection in clinical samples collected directly into a mix of lysis buffer and RNA preser...

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Main Authors: Oran Erster, Omer Shkedi, Gil Benedek, Eyal Zilber, Itay Varkovitzky, Rachel Shirazi, Dorit Oriya Shorka, Yuval Cohen, Tzahi Bar, Rafi Yechieli, Michal Tepperberg Oikawa, Dana Venkert, Michal Linial, Esther Oiknine-Djian, Michal Mandelboim, Zvi Livneh, Gilat Shenhav-Saltzman, Ella Mendelson, Dana Wolf, Moran Szwarcwort-Cohen, Orna Mor, Yair Lewis, Danny Zeevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249149