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Rapid molecular diagnosis for Covid-19

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    FAPEG Brazil

  • Principal Investigator

    Gabriela Rodrigues Mendes Duarte

  • Research Location

    Brazil

  • Lead Research Institution

    UFG

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Led by Gabriela Rodrigues Mendes Duarte, from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), the project has two objectives: 1) to develop, optimize and validate a rapid test on a conventional scale (tubes) for monitoring Covid-19 through molecular evaluation of patients with suspected infection caused by the virus in order to control the pandemic in the State of Goiás; and 2) adapt the methodology developed in tubes for low-cost disposable microfluidic devices that have great potential for point-of-care applications