Development of Dual TaqMan Based One-Step rRT-PCR Assay Panel for Rapid and Accurate Diagnostic Test of MERS-CoV: A Novel Human Coronavirus, Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage
Author(s) -
Mohammad Sadegh Hashemzadeh,
Rahimeh Rasouli,
Bentolhoda Zahraei,
Morteza Izadi,
Mahdi Tat,
Seyed Hassan Saadat,
Mohammad Najarasl,
Behzad Khansari nejad,
Ruhollah Dorostkar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.23874
Subject(s) - taqman , middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , virology , rna , polymerase chain reaction , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , real time polymerase chain reaction , gene , medicine , computational biology , biology , covid-19 , genetics , messenger rna , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
This study showed that the developed rRT-PCR assays are rapid, reliable, reproducible, specific, sensitive, and simple tools for detection of MERS-CoV. Finally, a kit consisting of two assay signatures and controls was assembled, which can be distributed to public health laboratories in Iran to support international MERS-CoV surveillance and public health response.
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