Point-of-care bulk testing for SARS-CoV-2 by combining hybridization capture with improved colorimetric LAMP.
Point-of-care bulk testing for SARS-CoV-2 by combining hybridization capture with improved colorimetric LAMP.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-021-21627-0
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发表时间:
2021-03-05
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Riesenberg S
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作者:
Bokelmann L;Nickel O;Maricic T;Pääbo S;Meyer M;Borte S;Riesenberg S
Efforts to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 have spurred the need for reliable, rapid, and cost-effective diagnostic methods which can be applied to large numbers of people. However, current standard protocols for the detection of viral nucleic acids while sensitive, require a high level of automation and sophisticated laboratory equipment to achieve throughputs that allow whole communities to be tested on a regular basis. Here we present Cap-iLAMP (capture and improved loop-mediated isothermal amplification) which combines a hybridization capture-based RNA extraction of gargle lavage samples with an improved colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and smartphone-based color scoring. Cap-iLAMP is compatible with point-of-care testing and enables the detection of SARS-CoV-2 positive samples in less than one hour. In contrast to direct addition of the sample to improved LAMP (iLAMP), Cap-iLAMP prevents false positives and allows single positive samples to be detected in pools of 25 negative samples, reducing the reagent cost per test to ~1 Euro per individual. Current SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic methods are sensitive yet poorly suited to testing whole communities on a regular basis. Here the authors present Cap-iLAMP that tests gargle lavage samples with an improved colorimetric RT-LAMP.