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SUBMITTER: Marinowic DR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838253 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marinowic D R DR Zanirati G G Rodrigues F V F FVF Grahl M V C MVC Alcará A M AM Machado D C DC Da Costa J C JC
Scientific reports 20210126 1
Phylogenetic analysis has demonstrated that the etiologic agent of the 2020 pandemic outbreak is a betacoronavirus named SARS-CoV-2. For public health interventions, a diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity is required. The gold standard protocol for diagnosis by the Word Health Organization (WHO) is RT-PCR. To detect low viral loads and perform large-scale screening, a low-cost diagnostic test is necessary. Here, we developed a cost-effective test capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2. ...[more]