Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus Via Novel Direct Amplification Methods

Part # GPN058

Abstract

Dana Brecklin¹, Jennifer Mook¹, Brad Hook¹, PhD, Curtis Knox¹, Terri McDonnell¹, Rod Pennington¹, PhD
¹Promega Corporation, 2800 Woods Hollow Rd, Madison, WI 53711

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged clinical labs to explore ways to increase testing capacity in response to unprecedented demand. This has created a global shortage of viral RNA extraction kits, necessitating the search for alternative methods to meet testing needs. Here, we describe a novel set of reagents and protocols to support rapid viral testing via direct amplification without the need for viral RNA extraction.

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