Evaluation of three extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR assays: A feasible alternative approach with low technical requirements
Benoît Visseaux, Gilles Collin, Nadhira Houhou‐Fidouh, Quentin Le Hingrat, Valentine Marie Ferré, Florence Damond, Houria Ichou, Diane Descamps, Charlotte Charpentier
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BiologyVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)RNA extractionAssay sensitivityBacteriophage MS2Real-time polymerase chain reactionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Economic shortageViral loadExtraction (chemistry)MultiplexChromatographyRNAVirusMedicineChemistryBioinformaticsBiochemistryPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneGovernment (linguistics)Coat proteinAlternative medicinePhilosophyDiseaseLinguisticsSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchBiosensors and Analytical Detection