Sample stability for congenital cytomegalovirus assay using Alethia after prolonged storage at different temperatures
1 School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University college of Medicine and Health Sceinces, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
2 School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University Institute of Health Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
3 Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
4 Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 07(01), 114–116.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2021.7.1.0065
Publication history:
Received on 20 February 2021; revised on 29 March 2021; accepted on 01 April 2021
Abstract:
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing. Alethia CMV assay is proved to be accurate, simple and appears suitable for CMV testing using neonatal saliva. However, long storage of swab samples is not validated across different time periods and storage temperature. This study verifies the effects of storage time and temperature in detection of CMV from saliva samples using molecular assay developed by Alethia.
Keywords:
Congenital cytomegalovirus; Alethia; sample storage
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