Overhauling a faulty control in the CDC-recommended SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test panel
R. J. Dekker, W. A. Ensink, S. van Leeuwen, H. Rauwerda, T. M. Breit
The paper identifies a faulty design in the CDC-recommended h-RP primer/probe set for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests and proposes a corrected reverse primer to eliminate false-positive results.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology