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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2023

Reverse transcription loop‑mediated isothermal amplification has a high performance in the detection of SARS‑CoV‑2 in saliva samples and nasal swabs from asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals.

Rodolfo Reyes-Morales, Patricia Segundo-Ibañez, César Flores-de Los Ángeles, David Vizcarra-Ramos, Damián Iñaki Ibañez-Galeana, Gabriela Salas-Cuevas, Ángel Olvera-Serrano, Nancy Bibiana Pérez-Silva, Valeria Magali Rocha-Rocha, Elie Girgis El-Kassi and 7 more

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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17 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rodolfo Reyes-MoralesLaboratory of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Patricia Segundo-IbañezMolecular Biology Laboratory, Biotechnology Department, Interamerican University, Puebla 72828, Mexico.
César Flores-de Los ÁngelesMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
David Vizcarra-RamosMolecular Biology Laboratory, Biotechnology Department, Interamerican University, Puebla 72828, Mexico.
Damián Iñaki Ibañez-GaleanaMolecular Biology Laboratory, Biotechnology Department, Interamerican University, Puebla 72828, Mexico.
Gabriela Salas-CuevasCOVID Area of Hospital Clinic Huauchinango, Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers, Huauchinango, Puebla 73160, Mexico.
Ángel Olvera-SerranoCOVID Area of Hospital Clinic Huauchinango, Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers, Huauchinango, Puebla 73160, Mexico.
Nancy Bibiana Pérez-SilvaMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Valeria Magali Rocha-RochaBiological Science Department, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Elie Girgis El-KassiBiological Science Department, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Jorge Escobedo-StraffonBiological Science Department, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Laura Contreras-MioniBiological Science Department, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Marisol Rosas-DíazMolecular Biology Laboratory, Multidisciplinary Academic Unit Reynosa-Aztlan Reynosa, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas 88740, Mexico.
Karla María Lopez-MartinezLaboratory of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Carlos Eduardo Arias-MatusLaboratory of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Elizabeth Bautista-RodriguezLaboratory of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Faculty, Puebla State Popular Autonomous University, Puebla 72410, Mexico.
Manuel Nolasco-QuirogaCOVID Area of Hospital Clinic Huauchinango, Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers, Huauchinango, Puebla 73160, Mexico.
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla · MXAutonomous University of Tamaulipas · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The detection of coronavirus disease 2019 cases represents a significant challenge at the epidemiological level. Limitations exist in effectively detecting asymptomatic cases, achieving good follow-up in hospitals without the infrastructure for reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) or in difficult-to-access areas and developing methods with the need for less invasive sampling procedures. Therefore, the present study evaluated the performance of the direct reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) test for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the saliva and nasal samples of asymptomatic individuals belonging to the university population. In addition, this test was also assessed for effectiveness in symptomatic individuals referred from a hospital with poor infrastructure in molecular biology and located outside the urban area. The RT-LAMP assay was compared with the results obtained from the RT-qPCR nasopharyngeal swab test, where the diagnosis was confirmed by lateral flow immunoassay test for rapid antigen detection. A total of 128 samples were analyzed, of which 43% were symptomatic positive individuals, 25% were asymptomatic positive individuals and 32% were SARS-CoV2-negative control individuals. Among positive individuals, no differences were found between the Cq values determined by RT-qPCR. A sensitivity of 96.5% and a specificity of 97.6% was reported for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic individuals by salivary and nasal RT-LAMP, as well as a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 97.6% for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals. These findings indicated that performance of the direct RT-LAMP test using saliva and nasal samples has high sensitivity and specificity, which in turn suggest that it is a viable and reliable alternative for use in epidemiological monitoring.

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asymptomaticnasal swabreverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplificationsalivasevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2symptomatic

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PMID37522063
PMCPMC10375439
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