Colorimetric RT-LAMP for SARS-CoV-2 detection from nasopharyngeal swabs or crude saliva: a multicountry diagnostic accuracy study in Africa.
Šušnjar U, Bitew M, Ayele S, Uršič T, Petrovec M, Carletti T, Bussani E, De Conti L, Mekonnen F, Baba MM, Agola EL, Chimpolo MM, Van-Dúnem JCV, Tarnagda Z, Kakou-Ngazoa S, Wade D, Maeka KK, Mustafa M, Raycheva R, Kaseya J, Ndembi N, Fokam J, Marcello A; EXPANDIA Working Group.
Šušnjar U, et al.
Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Jul;13(7):e1258-e1267. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00150-0.
Lancet Glob Health. 2025.
PMID: 40580991
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Subsequently, we tested RT-LAMP with RNA extracted from nasopharyngeal swabs in seven countries in Africa (Angola, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Senegal, Sudan, and Zimbabwe), and, in parallel, with crude saliva samples (ie, without RNA extraction) in an additiona …
Subsequently, we tested RT-LAMP with RNA extracted from nasopharyngeal swabs in seven countries in Africa (Angola, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoi …