February 25, 2020

Rapid Detection of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) is currently the standard for COVID-19 detection; however, Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RTLAMP) may allow for faster and cheaper field based testing at point-of-risk. RT-LAMP can be performed in under 30 mins and specifically detected COVID-19 in simulated patient samples. The test has potential for use in monitoring of exposed individuals or potentially in screening efforts in the field and potential ports of entry.

Lamb et al. (Feb 24, 2020). Rapid Detection of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. Pre-print downloaded Feb 25 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.19.20025155