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CovidNudge: diagnostic accuracy of a novel lab-free point-of-care diagnostic for SARS-CoV-2

2020-08-15 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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3.BackgroundAccess to rapid diagnosis is key to the control and management of SARS-CoV-2. Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing usually requires a centralised laboratory and significant infrastructure. We describe the development and diagnostic accuracy assessment of a novel, rapid point-of-care RT-PCR test, the DnaNudge(R) platform CovidNudge test, which requires no laboratory handling or sample pre-processing. MethodsNasopharyngeal swabs are inserted directly into a...

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