Stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in FTA card spot-prep samples derived from nasopharyngeal swabs

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2021 Apr 8;59(9):e351-e353. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0078. Print 2021 Aug 26.

Authors

Gernot Kriegshäuser^{1

2}, Dietmar Enko^{2

3}, Luftar Reçi¹, Christina Maria Leb¹, Peter Panhofer⁴

Affiliations

¹ IHR LABOR Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Vienna, Austria.
² Clinical Institute of Medical and Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
³ Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital Hochsteiermark, Leoben, Austria.
⁴ Unit for Complementary Medicine, Center for Integrated Health, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 33827150
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0078

No abstract available

Keywords: FTA card; SARS-CoV-2; nasopharyngeal swab; storage.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / genetics
COVID-19 / virology
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
Humans
Nasopharynx / virology*
RNA, Viral / analysis
RNA, Viral / genetics*
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
Specimen Handling / instrumentation*
Specimen Handling / methods*

Substances

RNA, Viral