Author (Person) | Ackermann, Nikolaus, Bengs, Katja, Berger, Anja, Dangel, Alexandra, Eberle, Ute, Fingerle, Volker, Konrad, Regina, Liebl, Bernhard, Sing, Andreas, Treis, Bianca |
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Publisher | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
Series Title | Eurosurveillance |
Series Details | Volume 25, Number 9 |
Publication Date | March 2020 |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Abstract: The need for timely establishment of diagnostic assays arose when Germany was confronted with the first travel-associated outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Europe. We describe our laboratory experiences during a large contact tracing investigation, comparing previously published real-time RT-PCR assays in different PCR systems and a commercial kit. We found that assay performance using the same primers and probes with different PCR systems varied and the commercial kit performed well. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.9.2000173 |
Subject Categories | Health |
Subject Tags | Diseases, Public Health |
Keywords | COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
Countries / Regions | Germany |