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ArticleJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc2020

Best practices for performance of real-time PCR assays in veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

Kathy L Toohey-Kurth, Donna M Mulrooney, Susanne Hinkley, Mary Lea Killian, Janice C Pedersen, Mangkey A Bounpheng, Roman Pogranichniy, Steve Bolin, Roger Maes, Rebecca L Tallmadge and 2 more

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Article in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Matrix extension to bovine feces and evaluation of semi-automated DNA extraction methods for the detection ofJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2026
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  7. Exploring the diagnostic landscape ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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  8. Comparative evaluation of assay performance for SARS-CoV-2 detection in animal oral samples, lung homogenates, and phosphate-buffered saline using the TaqPath COVID-19 Combo kit.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024
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  11. Focus issue on best practices for development, validation, and use of PCR assays.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2020
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  12. Suggested guidelines for validation of real-time PCR assays in veterinary diagnostic laboratories.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Kathy L Toohey-KurthCalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California-Davis, San Bernardino.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-3263
Donna M MulrooneyOregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Susanne HinkleyNeogen Corporation, Lincoln, NE.
Mary Lea KillianNational Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA.
Janice C PedersenNational Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA.
Mangkey A BounphengTexas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Roman PogranichniyKansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Steve BolinVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
Roger MaesVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
Rebecca L TallmadgePopulation Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7466-5449
Laura B GoodmanPopulation Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-3092
Beate M CrossleyCalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California-Davis, San Bernardino and Davis branches, CA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-7229

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exquisite sensitivity of in vitro amplification assays such as real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) requires the establishment of thorough and robust laboratory practices. To this end, an American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) committee of subject matter experts was convened to develop a set of best practices for performance of nucleic acid amplification assays. Consensus advice for the performance of preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical steps is presented here, along with a review of supporting literature.

Indexed as

AnimalsLaboratoriesQuality ControlReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityAAVLDpractice guidelinesqPCRreal-time PCR

Identifiers

PMID32996402
PMCPMC7649542

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