Figure – Delayed Laboratory Response to COVID-19 Caused by Molecular Diagnostic Contamination – Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal – CDC
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) created an exceptional situation in which numerous laboratories in Europe simultaneously implemented SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics. These laboratories reported in February 2020 that commercial primer and probe batches for SARS-CoV-2 detection were contaminated with synthetic control material, causing delays of regional testing…
