Analytical sensitivity and clinical performance of "COVID-19 RT-PCR Real TM FAST (CY5) (ATGen, Uruguay) and "ECUGEN SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR" (UDLA-STARNEWCORP, Ecuador)": High quality-low cost local SARS-CoV-2 tests for South America.

• Main Authors: Byron Freire-Paspuel (Author), Diana Morales-Jadan (Author), Marlon Zambrano-Mila (Author), Franklin Perez (Author), Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Dozens of commercial RT-qPCR kits for SARS-CoV-2 detection are available with or without Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by FDA or other regulatory agencies.<h4>Objective</h4>We evaluated the clinical performance of two SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kits designed and...