MSU Researchers Adapt Coronavirus Test without Scarce Resources
Researchers used different reagents than those that are in short supply, and they were able to produce results in about a day using the ddPCR from Bio-Rad.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 7, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
Researchers used different reagents than those that are in short supply, and they were able to produce results in about a day using the ddPCR from Bio-Rad.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 6, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 total reagent pack is expected to be available by the end of April.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 6, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The assay is a real-time RT-PCR diagnostic for covid-19, detecting SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus RNA from nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, and nasal swab specimens.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 2, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
A single unit the size of a shoebox can perform 180 amplification runs per day.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 2, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
In a single testing run of about 1 hour, the QIAstat Dx test kit can differentiate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from 20 other serious respiratory infections in patients who may have similar symptoms.
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