Evaluation of the commercially available LightMix® Modular E-gene kit using clinical and proficiency testing specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Cyril Chik‐Yan Yip, Siddharth Sridhar, Andrew Cheng, Kit-Hang Leung, Garnet Kwan-Yue Choi, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Rosana Wing‐Shan Poon, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Alan Wu, Helen Shuk-Ying Chan, Sandy Ka‐Yee Chau, Tom Wai‐Hin Chung, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Owen Tak-Yin Tsang, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan
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ReproducibilitySerial dilutionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coefficient of variationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)GeneMolecular biologyBiologyReal-time polymerase chain reactionVirologyMedicineChromatographyChemistryPathologyGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Alternative medicineDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiosensors and Analytical Detection