Stability of SARS-CoV-2 respiratory samples in non-freezing condition: importance for tropical countries under heavy diagnostic demand

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2023 Jan 12;61(6):e78-e80. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2022-1221. Print 2023 May 25.

Authors

Bruno Duarte Sabino¹, Fábio de Oliveira Martinez Alonso¹, Ana Claudia Dantas Machado¹, Amadeu Cardoso Junior¹, Marianna Tavares Venceslau², Fabiana Batalha Knackfuss³, Rafael Brandão Varella⁴

Affiliations

¹ Contraprova Diagnósticos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Department of Preventive Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ School of Health Sciences, Universidade do Grande Rio, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Biomedical Institute, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, Brazil.

PMID: 36628943
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-1221

No abstract available

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; real-time PCR; sample stability.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Humans
Nasopharynx
RNA, Viral
SARS-CoV-2* / genetics

Substances

RNA, Viral