Sensitivity assessment of SARS-CoV-2 PCR assays developed by WHO referral laboratories

  1. Sibyle Etievant
  2. Antonin Bal
  3. Vanessa Escuret
  4. Karen Brengel–Pesce
  5. Maude Bouscambert
  6. Valérie Cheynet
  7. Laurence Generenaz
  8. Guy Oriol
  9. Gregory Destras
  10. Geneviève Billaud
  11. Laurence Josset
  12. Emilie Frobert
  13. Florence Morfin
  14. Alexandre Gaymard
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Abstract

The sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests developed by Charité (Germany), HKU (Hong-Kong), China CDC (China), US CDC (United-States), and Institut Pasteur, Paris (France) was assessed on SARS-CoV-2 cell culture supernatants and clinical samples. Although all RT-PCR assays performed well for SARS-CoV-2 detection, RdRp Institut Pasteur (IP2, IP4), N China CDC, and N1 US CDC were found to be the most sensitive.

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