High--quality RNA improves sensibility of colorimetric RT-LAMP technique
to detect SARS-CoV-2
Abstract
The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has required a rapid and reliable
diagnostic test. RT-qPCR is currently the gold standard method for
standard SARS-CoV-2 detection. Here we developed a protocol based on
RT-LAMP and we compare the results obtained in fresh RNA extracts and in
RNA samples with some freezing/thawing cycles, with those obtained using
the standard method. We demonstrated that RT-LAMP approach has high
sensitivity in fresh RNA extracts and can detect positive samples with
Ct value between 0-35