Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Resource optimization in COVID-19 diagnosis
Sueli Akemi Taniwaki, Sheila O. S. Silva, Nelson Fernando Santana-Clavijo…·Paulo Eduardo Brandão
This study optimizes RT-qPCR reaction volume and tests cotton swabs as an alternative sample collection method for COVID-19 diagnosis, finding that cotton swabs can be used without compromising assay sensitivity.
DOI 10.1101/2020.06.25.172528