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ArticleScientific reports2024

Development of a novel Colorimetric Assay for the rapid diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 from nasopharyngeal samples.

Neda Sepahi, Sahar Samsami, Yaser Mansoori, Maryam Chenari, Negin Namavari, Ava Yazdanpanah, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Zahra Montaseri, Mahboobeh Sharifzadeh, Razie Ranjbar and 2 more

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Neda SepahiNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Sahar SamsamiStudent Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Yaser MansooriNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Maryam ChenariDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Negin NamavariSchool of Medicine Grenada, St. George's University, St. George's, West Indies, Grenada.
Ava YazdanpanahStudent Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Abdolmajid GhasemianNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Zahra MontaseriDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Science, Fasa, Iran.
Mahboobeh SharifzadehNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Razie RanjbarNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Sahar NamavariDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, School of Advanced Technologies, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Avicenna Square, Fasa, Fars, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ali GhanbariasadDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, School of Advanced Technologies, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Avicenna Square, Fasa, Fars, Islamic Republic of Iran. alighanbariasad1@gmail.com.

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Abstract

Emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a huge threat to public health. Rapid and reliable test to diagnose infected subjects is crucial for disease spread control. We developed a colorimetric test for COVID-19 detection using a Colorimetric Assay based on thiol-linked RNA modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and oligonucleotide probes. This method was conducted on RNA from 200 pharyngeal swab samples initially tested by Real-Time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) as gold standard. A specific oligonucleotide probe designed based on ORF1ab of COVID-19 was functionalized with AuNPs-probe conjugate. The exposure of AuNP-probe to isolated RNA samples was tested using hybridization. In this comparative study, the colorimetric functionalized AuNPs assay exhibited a detection limit of 25 copies/µL. It was higher in comparison to the RT-PCR method, which could only detect 15 copies/µL. The results demonstrated 100% specificity and 96% sensitivity for the developed method. Herein, we developed an incredibly rapid, simple and cost-effective Colorimetric Assay lasting approximately 30 min which could process considerably higher number of COVID-19 samples compared to the RT-PCR. This AuNP-probe conjugate colorimetric method could be considered the optimum alternatives for conventional diagnostic tools especially in over-populated and/or low-income countries.

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ColorimetryCOVID-19GoldMetal NanoparticlesNasopharynxRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and SpecificityCOVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingCOVID-19 TestingHumansLimit of DetectionOligonucleotide ProbesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionGoldOligonucleotide ProbesRNA, ViralAuNP-probe conjugateCoronavirus disease 2019DiagnosisReal-Time PCR

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