TESTING

  1. CaptiSwab: Technical sheet describing development of a novel swab for DNA and RNA specimen collection Technical Sheet
  2. CSI COVID RT-PCR Assay Validation Summary CSI Validation PDF
  3. 16S rDNA extraction efficacy for downstream molecular diagnostic testing using the panel of M40-A2 bacterial species CaptiGen Gel Comparison PDF

 

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

  1. Riddell, S., Goldie, S., Hill, A. et al. The effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces. Virol J 17, 145 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01418-7
  2. Chin, A.W.H., Chu J.T.S., et al. Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions. Lancet Microbe 2020 May; 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30003-3
  3. Kampf, G., et al. “Persistence of Coronaviruses on Inanimate Surfaces and Their Inactivation with Biocidal Agents.” Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 104, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 246–51, doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.022. https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext#secsectitle0065
  4. Wang, Wenling, et al. “Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens.” JAMA, vol. 323, no. 18, May 2020, pp. 1843–44, doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3786. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762997?resultClick=1
  5. Patel, Robin, et al. “Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS–CoV-2/COVID-19.” MBio, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2020, doi:10.1128/mBio.00722-20. https://mbio.asm.org/content/11/2/e00722-20
  6. Miller, J.M. 1999. A guide to specimen management in clinical microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. Washington, DC https://www.asmscience.org/content/book/10.1128/9781555818234
  7. Isenberg, H.D. 1998. Collection, Transport and Manipulation of Clinical Specimens. In Essential Procedures for Clinical Microbiology, Ch. 14.12:14-21, 24-27. American Society for Microbiology. Washington, DC. https://www.abebooks.com/9781555811259/Essential-Procedures-Clinical-Microbiology-ISENBERG-1555811256/plp 
  8. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. 2014. Quality control of microbiological transport systems; approved standard—2nd ed. CLSI document M40-A2. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA https://clsi.org/media/1453/m40a2_sample.pdf
  9. Corona PS, Goswami K, Kobayashi N, Li W, Llinás A, Marín-Peña Ó, Monsalvo D, Motta F, Shope AJ, Tarabichi M, Vicente M, Yazdi H. General Assembly, Diagnosis, Pathogen Isolation: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S207-S214. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.072. Epub 2018 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 30348573. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348573
  10. World Health Organization. (‎2020)‎. Surface sampling of coronavirus disease (‎‎COVID-19)‎‎: a practical “how to” protocol for health care and public health professionals. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/331058