Evaluation of Saline, Phosphate-Buffered Saline, and Minimum Essential Medium as Potential Alternatives to Viral Transport Media for SARS-CoV-2 Testing

J Clin Microbiol. 2020 May 26;58(6):e00590-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00590-20. Print 2020 May 26.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Binnicker.matthew@mayo.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: PCR; SARS-CoV-2; VTM; coronavirus; transport.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus* / physiology
Buffers
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Pandemics
Phosphates
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
SARS-CoV-2
Saline Solution

Substances

Buffers
Phosphates
Saline Solution