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SARS-CoV-2 detection from nasopharyngeal swab samples without RNA extraction
Carolina Beltrán-Pavez, Chantal L. Márquez, Gabriela Muñoz…·Gonzalo P. Barriga
This study shows that one RT-qPCR kit can detect SARS-CoV-2 directly from nasopharyngeal swabs without RNA extraction, suggesting this approach could alleviate reagent shortages.
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