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ArticleJournal of virological methods2022

A fast and cheap in-house magnetic bead RNA extraction method for COVID-19 diagnosis.

Fabio Sossai Possebon, Leila Sabrina Ullmann, Camila Dantas Malossi, Gabrielle Thaís Miodutzki, Evelyn Cristine da Silva, Eduardo Ferreira Machado, Iolanda Simões Braga, Isadora Fernanda Pelaquim, João Pessoa Araujo

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Article in Journal of virological methods, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fabio Sossai PossebonSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), Botucatu, SP, Brazil; São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: fabio.possebon@unesp.br.
Leila Sabrina UllmannSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Camila Dantas MalossiSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Gabrielle Thaís MiodutzkiSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Evelyn Cristine da SilvaSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Eduardo Ferreira MachadoSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Iolanda Simões BragaSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Isadora Fernanda PelaquimSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
João Pessoa AraujoSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biotechnology (IBTEC), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BRBiotech (Brazil) · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 has posed a worldwide public health challenge affecting millions of people in different countries. Rapid and efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for pandemic control. Reverse Transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) of nasopharyngeal swabs is the gold standard method for the virus detection, but the high demand for tests has substantially increased the costs and reduced the availability of reagents, including genetic material purification kits. Thus, the present study aimed to compare two bead-based RNA extraction methods (an in-house and a commercial kit) from nasopharyngeal swabs and RT-qPCR detection of SARS-CoV-2. Twenty-five positive and five negative nasopharyngeal swab samples were subjected to extraction of nucleic acids using both methods in an automated platform. Both protocols revealed a high correlation between Cycle Quantifications (Cqs) (r = 0.99, p < 0.0001). In addition, the in-house kit was 89.5 % cheaper when compared to the mean cost of commercial RNA extraction kits. The results show that the in-house protocol is an affordable and reliable option for RNA extraction for SARS-CoV-2 detection from nasopharyngeal swabs.

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COVID-19COVID-19 TestingHumansMagnetic PhenomenaNasopharynxRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and SpecificityRNA, ViralCOVID-19 testRNA extractionRT-qPCRSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34896456
PMCPMC8660135
OpenAlexW4200068120

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