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Eurofins Launches New Ultra-Fast Extraction-Free RT-PCR Method and Upgrades its RT-PCR Assay for Use with Pharynx Gargle and Saliva Sample Matrices

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GSD NovaPrime® SARS-CoV-2 Direct RT-PCR is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 from human nasopharyngeal swabs, eluted directly into deionised water ...
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Here's how coronavirus lab tests really work, and why they don't always give satisfying results

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...
News Medical

N gene target failure method effectively detects SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in clinical samples

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated that a commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay rapidly detects the severe acute respiratory ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

RT-PCR Most Sensitive Pediatric Diagnostic Test for RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected easiest when using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in a pediatric population. Reverse transcription polymerase chain ...
GEN

Total RNA Purification for Real-Time RT-PCR

Real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis has become the method of choice for quantitating DNA in a wide variety of applications. The availability of commercial kits has made the technique easy to perform, ...