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Testing the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic PCR primers for detecting novel strains of SARS-CoV-2

Grant number: LLTMR21264

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $12,035

  • Funder

    Estonian Research Council

  • Principal Investigator

    Remm Maido

  • Research Location

    Estonia

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Tartu

  • 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

We will perform one-time test for diagnostic Sars-CoV-2 PCR primers used by Solis Biodyne. The test will include computational analysis of primer specificity against a predetermined list of organisms and computational analysis of primer sensitivity against new and widely spreading viral strains (UK strain, SA strain, Indian strain, etc.).