A mobile DNA laboratory for forensic science adapted to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;40(1):197-200. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-03989-3. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Abstract

The Forensic Science Institute of the French "Gendarmerie Nationale" (IRCGN™) developed in 2015 an ISO 17025 certified mobile DNA laboratory for genetic analyses. This Mobil'DNA laboratory is a fully autonomous and adaptable mobile laboratory to perform genetic analyses in the context of crime scenes, terrorism attacks or disasters. To support the hospital task force in Paris during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic, we adapted this mobile genetic laboratory to perform high-throughput molecular screening for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by real-time PCR. We describe the adaptation of this Mobil'DNA lab to assist in Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / methods*
  • Forensic Sciences
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Humans
  • Laboratories*
  • Mobile Health Units*
  • Paris
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification

Substances

  • RNA, Viral