Implementation of Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing versus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Sample Pooling in the Screening of COVID-19: a Case of Different Testing Strategies in Africa

Implementation of Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing versus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Sample Pooling in the Screening of COVID-19: a Case of Different Testing Strategies in Africa

ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has wreaked havoc across the globe; although the number of cases in Africa remains lower than in other regions, it is on a gradual upward trajectory. To date, COVID-19 cases have been reported in 54 out of 55 African countries. However, due to limited sev...

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Main Authors: Tinashe K. Nyazika, Rabelani Kaela, Mathias Mugoni, Kudakwashe Musomekwa, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Prichard T. Mapondera, Tatenda S. Makawa, Elliot M. Sithole, George Mavunganidze, Justen Manasa, Kondwani C. Jambo, Cuthbert Musarurwa
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
Subjects:
antibody rapid diagnostic test
sample pooling
rRT-PCR
COVID-19
Africa
Microbiology
QR1-502
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/57e592d6e77845ae91428a72e1600e29
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