Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 30, 2020

Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR

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  • Researchers present a new diagnostic workflow that does not rely on having virus material available. It reliably detects 2019-nCoV and can discriminate from SARS-CoV.

Corman, et al. (Jan 30, 2020). Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR. EuroSurveillance. https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.2000045