A DELETION IN THE N GENE MAY CAUSE DIAGNOSTIC ESCAPE IN SARS-COV-2 SAMPLES
2021
ABSTRACT Five SARS-CoV-2-positive samples showed N-gene drop-out with a RT-PCR multiplex test. WGS found all samples to harbor a deletion in the same region of the N gene, which is likely to impair the efficiency of amplification. This highlights the need for a continued surveillance of viral evolution and diagnostic test performance.
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