Laboratory diagnostic phases of detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
Mohammed Ibrahim Tahir1, Abdurrahman El-Fulaty Ahmad1, Yahaya Usman1, Aliyu Muhammad2, Temidayo Oluwafemi Ige3, Olanrewaju Jimoh4, Shamsudin Aliyu4, Auwal Usman5, Mustapha Umar Imam6, Zainab Lamido Tanko7, Emmanuel Balogun2, Ahmed Babangida Suleiman8
1 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Ahmadu Bello University; COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, Africa Centre of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology-Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABU, Zaria, Nigeria 2 COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, Africa Centre of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology-Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABU; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Kaduna State University; Kaduna State COVID-19 Rapid Response Team & COVID-19 Testing Center, State Molecular Laboratory, YDMH, Kaduna, Nigeria 4 COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, Africa Centre of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology-Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABU; Department of Medical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 5 COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, Africa Centre of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology-Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABU; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 6 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria 7 Department of Medical Microbiology, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria 8 COVID-19 Testing Laboratory, Africa Centre of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology-Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABU; Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Mohammed Ibrahim Tahir Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/atp.atp_49_20
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