Evaluation of Different PCR Assay Formats for Sensitive and Specific Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
J. Ratcliff, D. Nguyen, M. Andersson, P. Simmonds
The paper evaluates different PCR formats for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection, finding that nested PCR with agarose gel electrophoresis is sensitive and specific but has variable sensitivity depending on transcript length.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology