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Development of a low-cost protocol for the molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 in Bolivia using RT-LAMP (Retro transcriptase - loop-mediated isothermal molecular amplification) technology

  • Funded by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Bolivia

  • Lead Research Institution

    Université Mayor de San Simón

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Project summary In Bolivia today, only 12 tests are done per million people daily, which is the lowest number in the region. There are three reasons for this: the lack of availability of diagnostic kits, the high cost of diagnostic kits, and the lack of laboratories equipped to perform RT-qPCR testing, which is the technology currently in use. We want to solve these problems by developing a low cost protocol using RT-LAMP technology. Goal To develop a low-cost protocol for the molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 in Bolivia using RT-LAMP (Retro transcriptase - loop-mediated isothermal molecular amplification) technology.