A colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and LAMP-sequencing for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinical samples

• DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc7075
• Publication Date: 2020-07-27T23:15:51Z
• Authors: Viet Loan Dao Thi; Konrad Herbst; Kathleen Boerner; Matthias Meurer; Lukas PM Kremer; Daniel Kirrmaier; Andrew Freistaedter; Dimitrios Papagia...; Carla Galmozzi; Megan L. Stanifer; Steeve Boulant; Steffen Klein; Petr Chlanda; Dina Khalid; Isabel Barreto Mi...; Paul Schnitzler; Hans-Georg Kräuss...; Michael Knop; Simon Anders
• Keywords: Sars virus

A colorimetric isothermal RNA amplification method was shown to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples with excellent sensitivity and specificity.