Massimo Caputi and his team developed a simplified diagnostic method to ramp up COVID-19 testing. This testing method can detect minimal quantities of the virus and can be used in laboratories with minimal equipment and expertise. The protocol was published in PLOS ONE.
“The high sensitivity of our protocol may be useful in testing patients with low viral titers such as asymptomatic patients or testing individuals prior to quarantine release. Our method also enables several patient samples to be pooled, decreasing the number of tests required for larger populations,” said Caputi.
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