Table 1 Clinical performance of two step end point RT-PCR compared to the CDC RT-qPCR protocol for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

From: High sensitivity-low cost detection of SARS-CoV-2 by two steps end point RT-PCR with agarose gel electrophoresis visualization

Sample type

end point RT-PCR ( +)

end point RT-PCR (-)

Total samples

RT-qPCR ( +)

116 (95.1%)

6

122 SARS-CoV-2 ( +)

RT-qPCR ( −)

5

115 (95.8%)

120 SARS-CoV-2 (-)

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