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Facing the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), high-volume respiratory testing is demanded in laboratories worldwide. We evaluated the performance of a molecular assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 on a high-throughput platform, the cobas 6800, using the ‘open channel’ for integration of a laboratory-developed assay. We observed good analytical performance in clinical specimens. The fully automated workflow enables high-throughput testing with minimal hands-on time, while offering fast and reliable results.

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Evaluation of a quantitative RT-PCR assay for the detection of the emerging coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using a high throughput system
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Susanne+Pfefferle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pfefferle Susanne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Svenja+Reucher&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reucher Svenja</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominic+N%C3%B6rz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nörz Dominic</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marc+L%C3%BCtgehetmann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lütgehetmann Marc</a></span>. Evaluation of a quantitative RT-PCR assay for the detection of the emerging coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using a high throughput system. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(9):pii=2000152. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.9.2000152" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.9.2000152</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 14 Feb 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 04 Mar 2020 </span> </p>
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