MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Pre-treatment of the clinical sample with Proteinase K allows detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the absence of RNA extraction
L. Mallmann, K. Schallenberger, M. Demoliner…·J. D. Fleck
This study shows that pre-treatment of clinical samples with Proteinase K allows SARS-CoV-2 detection without RNA extraction, achieving 91% agreement with standard RT-qPCR results.
DOI 10.1101/2020.05.07.083139