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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Extraction Bottleneck in the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: Evaluation of an Alternative Protocol Derived from Veterinary Use.

Paolo Bottino, Elisa Zanotto, Francesca Sidoti, Lisa Pastrone, Roberto Piva, Elisabetta Mereu, Cristina Costa, Rossana Cavallo

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Paolo BottinoMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6337-5729
Elisa ZanottoMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.
Francesca SidotiMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.
Lisa PastroneMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.
Roberto PivaDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2273-3470
Elisabetta MereuDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Cristina CostaMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6549-4553
Rossana CavalloMicrobiology and Virology Unit, A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino", 10126 Turin, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic represented a challenge for health-care systems, and a major bottleneck in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis was the unavailability of extraction reagents. To overcome this limitation, we performed a comparative analysis to evaluate the performance of an alternative extraction protocol derived from veterinary use adapted to an open robotic platform (Testing method). A total of 73 nasopharyngeal swabs collected for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection were simultaneously extracted with the Testing protocol and the laboratory Standard of Care in order to assess the performance of the first one. The Cohen's coefficient between both procedures was excellent (K Value = 0.955). Analysis of cycle threshold and linear regression showed a significant correlation between the two methods for each tested genetic target. Although validated for veterinary applications, the Testing method showed excellent performances in RNA extraction, with several advantages: lower sample input volume, the possibility to overcome the lack of deep-well plates and adaptability to robotic liquid handlers.

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automated extractionCOVID-19liquid handlerRNASARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC9960603

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