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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2023

How to better select SARS-CoV-2 preservation solution of virus nucleic acid testing.

Xiuzhi Duan, Letao Huang, Xuchu Wang, Ying Ping, Pan Yu, Weiwei Liu, Yiyi Xie, Zhihua Tao

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiuzhi DuanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1577-0513
Letao HuangSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Xuchu WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-2781
Ying PingDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Pan YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Weiwei LiuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4708-8057
Yiyi XieDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zhihua TaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-7143
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNXiamen University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81802571National Natural Science Foundation of China 81902156
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSampling and testing for SARS-CoV-2 is a widely recognized method for identifying patients with COVID-19. However, there is limited research available on the stability of nucleic acids in viral storage solutions.

methodsThis paper investigates the components that provide better protection for virus and nucleic acid detection. The study utilized real-time quantitative fluorescent PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 and evaluate the preservation effect and stability of SARS-CoV-2 viral storage solution under various conditions, including different guanidinium salts, brands, and storage conditions.

resultsAll brands of inactivated virus preservation solutions demonstrated effective preservation and stability. However, 0.5 mol/L guanidine hydrochloride and guanidine isothiocyanate solutions exhibited poor antiseptic effects. Additionally, refrigerated storage showed better preservation compared to room temperature storage.

conclusionsWe recommend using inactivated virus collection solution to preserve and transport samples and testing preferably within 6 hours to reduce false negatives of NAT results.

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingPreservation, BiologicalSARS-CoV-2Specimen HandlingHumansRNA, ViralRNA, Viralguanidine saltnucleic acid testingSARS-CoV-2virus preservation solution

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PMID37661301
PMCPMC10561591
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