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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2021

Evaluation of the SARS-CoV-2 Inactivation Efficacy Associated With Buffers From Three Kits Used on High-Throughput RNA Extraction Platforms.

Ruth E Thom, Lin S Eastaugh, Lyn M O'Brien, David O Ulaeto, James S Findlay, Sophie J Smither, Amanda L Phelps, Helen L Stapleton, Karleigh A Hamblin, Simon A Weller

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors.

Ruth E ThomCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Lin S EastaughCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Lyn M O'BrienCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
David O UlaetoCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
James S FindlayCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Sophie J SmitherCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Amanda L PhelpsCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Helen L StapletonCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Karleigh A HamblinCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Simon A WellerCBR Division, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid and demonstrable inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to ensure operator safety during high-throughput testing of clinical samples. The inactivation efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 was evaluated using commercially available lysis buffers from three viral RNA extraction kits used on two high-throughput (96-well) RNA extraction platforms (Qiagen QIAcube HT and the Thermo Fisher KingFisher Flex) in combination with thermal treatment. Buffer volumes and sample ratios were chosen for their optimised suitability for RNA extraction rather than inactivation efficacy and tested against a representative sample type: SARS-CoV-2 spiked into viral transport medium (VTM). A lysis buffer mix from the MagMAX Pathogen RNA/DNA kit (Thermo Fisher), used on the KingFisher Flex, which included guanidinium isothiocyanate (GITC), a detergent, and isopropanol, demonstrated a minimum inactivation efficacy of 1 × 10

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansRNA, ViralSpecimen HandlingVirus InactivationRNA, Viralbiosafetyclinical diagnosishigh throughputlaboratory-acquired infectionPCRSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34604108
PMCPMC8481894

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