Long-term validation of a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 from March 2020 to October 2021 in Central Africa, Gabon.

• Main Authors: Haruka Abe (Author), Yuri Ushijima (Author), Rodrigue Bikangui (Author), Georgelin Nguema Ondo (Author), Ayong Moure (Author), Yoric Yali- (Author), Rokusuke Yoshikawa (Author), Bertrand Lell (Author), Ayola A Adegnika (Author), Jiro Yasuda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Despite the development of several methods for diagnosing COVID-19, long-term validation of such methods remains limited. In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed a rapid and sensitive diagnostic method based on reverse transcription loop-mediated isot...