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      Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina: evaluation of alternative diagnostic tools for the decentralization of the diagnosis

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          La explosión de casos de COVID-19 resaltó el papel fundamental que desempeñan las pruebas de diagnóstico en la toma de decisiones médicas y de salud pública, para contener y mitigar la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2. Este estudio reporta la evaluación e implementación de diferentes tests para la detección molecular de SARS-CoV-2 en la región central de Argentina. Evaluamos 3 kits de RT-PCR en tiempo real (GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit, DisCoVery SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Detection kit y WGene SARS-CoV-2 RT Detection), 2 métodos de extracción de ácidos nucleicos [MagaBio plus Virus DNA/RNA Purification Kit II (BioFlux), 35-minutes vs. 9-minutes], un reactivo pre-analítico (FlashPrep®) y 2 tests de amplificación isotérmica (Neokit Plus and ELA CHEMSTRIP®). El orden de rendimiento de los 3 kits de RT-PCR en tiempo real evaluados fue el siguiente: DisCoVery>GeneFinderTM>WGene. Los 2 métodos de extracción de RNA mostraron buenos y similares resultados; se seleccionó MagaBio plus Virus RNA Purification Kit II (BioFlux) 9-min debido a su rápido tiempo de procesamiento. El reactivo FlashPrep® mostró excelente resultado para realizar detección directa de RNA. Los ensayos de amplificación isotérmica mostraron valores de sensibilidad y especificidad aceptables (>80%), excepto en muestras con Ct>30. Nuestros resultados muestran kits de RT-PCR en tiempo real óptimos, como así también métodos moleculares alternativos para el diagnóstico de SARS-CoV-2 que resultan aceptables para su uso en contextos adversos, de descentralización y en diferentes escenarios epidemiológicos, para la detección rápida y precisa del SARS-CoV-2.

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          The rocketing number of COVID-19 cases highlighted the critical role that diagnostic tests play in medical and public health decision-making to contain and mitigate the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This study reports the evaluation and implementation of different tests for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the central region of Argentina. We evaluated 3 real time RT-PCR kits (GeneFinder COVID-19 Plus RealAmp Kit, DisCoVery SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Detection kit and WGene SARS-CoV-2 RT Detection), 2 nucleic acid extraction methods [MagaBio plus Virus DNA/RNA Purification Kit II (BioFlux), 35-minute vs. 9-minute], a pre-analytical reagent (FlashPrep®) and 2 isothermal amplification tests (Neokit Plus and ELA CHEMSTRIP®). The order according to the best performance of the 3 real-time RT-PCR kits evaluated was: DisCoVery>GeneFinderTM>WGene. The 2 RNA extraction methods showed similar good results: MagaBio plus Virus RNA Purification Kit II (BioFlux) 9-min was selected due to its faster performance. FlashPrep® reagent showed excellent results to perform direct RNA detection. Isothermal amplification assays showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity values (>80%), except in samples with Ct>30. Our data show optimal real time RT-PCR kits and alternative molecular methods for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic. These alternative assays proved to be acceptable for their use in adverse contexts, decentralization, and different epidemiological scenarios, for rapid and accurate SARS-CoV-2detection.

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            Journal
            Rev Argent Microbiol
            Rev Argent Microbiol
            Revista Argentina De Microbiologia
            Asociación Argentina de Microbiología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.
            0325-7541
            0325-7541
            6 March 2023
            6 March 2023
            Affiliations
            [a ]Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba. Tránsito Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba, Argentina
            [b ]Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI), CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Medina Allende, X5000 HUA, Córdoba, Argentina
            [c ]Secretaría de prevención y promoción de la salud, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba. Av. Vélez Sarsfield 2311 Ciudad Universitaria, X5016 GCH, Córdoba, Argentina
            [d ]Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, CP5016 Córdoba, Argentina
            Author notes
            [* ]Corresponding author: Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina
            Article
            S0325-7541(23)00005-6
            10.1016/j.ram.2023.01.004
            9986133
            9aa61aa8-ac16-4870-95f1-d266ff92569a
            © 2023 Asociación Argentina de Microbiología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.

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            : 21 January 2022
            : 25 January 2023
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            sars-cov-2,covid-19,diagnosis,molecular detection,real time rt-pcr,isothermal amplification,diagnóstico,detección molecular,rt-pcr en tiempo real,amplificación isotérmica

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