Browsing by Author "Mirza, Faheem"
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by direct RT-qPCR on nasopharyngeal specimens without extraction of viral RNA.
Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; Mirza, Faheem; Al-Hail, Hamad; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Xaba, Thabisile; Iqbal, Muhammad; Alhussain, Hashim; Yassine, Hadi Mohamad; Perez-Lopez, Andres; Tang, Patrick... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)To circumvent the limited availability of RNA extraction reagents, we aimed to develop a protocol for direct RT-qPCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs without RNA extraction. Nasopharyngeal specimens positive ...