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COVID-19 Testing

COVID-19 Testing Solutions

To help address and fight the global pandemic caused by SARS-COV-2 since late 2019, Quantabio provides three essential RT-qPCR ToughTM master mixes to help research labs and testing providers eliminate extraction and purification while overcoming common PCR inhibitors to accurately detect COVID-19 at low limits of detection (LOD). 

Our RT-qPCR master mixes being used for COVID-19 in these latest developments

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qScript XLT 1-Step RT-qPCR ToughMix
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UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix
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qScript 1-Step Virus ToughMix
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qScript XLT 1-Step RT-qPCR ToughMix qScript 1-Step Virus ToughMix UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix
Recommended in CDC protocol x x
Detection purified RNA x x x
Extraction-free detection x x
Saliva-direct detection x
Formulation 2X master mix 2X master mix 4X master mix
Taq Hot Start Yes Yes Yes
RT Hot Start No Yes Yes
Chemistry 1 tube SuperMix 1 tube SuperMix 1 tube SuperMix
Performance ++++ ++++ ++++
Cycling Conditions Fast or Standard qPCR Cycling Fast or Standard qPCR Cycling Fast or Standard qPCR Cycling
Multiplex Capabilty Up to 4 targets Up to 4 targets Up to 5 targets
Sensitivity +++ ++++ ++++
Inhibitor Tolerance Yes Yes Yes
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Customer Testimonials
UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix

"Compared to other 1-step qRT-PCR mixes we have used, UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix (4X) Low-ROX, 500R performs with the same sensitivity when testing using SARS-CoV-2-spiked saliva samples, but is easier to use and at a significantly lower price per reaction. The mix requires little to no time to thaw, decreasing the time required when preparing samples. The mix is also conveniently aliquoted into multiple tubes, reducing the chance for contamination as opposed to a single, high volume aliquot. Overall, these factors make this a better overall product as compared to competing companies (e.g., Thermo Fisher Scientific or Zymo) and we will continue to use this moving forward."

Rhoel R. D., PhD, MPH Professor of Infectious Diseases UF Eminent Scholar Director | CDC Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence for Vector Borne Diseases
qScript 1-Step Virus ToughMix

"1-Step Virus ToughMix performed BETTER than other 3 mixes and amplified very well the S target from SARS-CoV-2 in a highly multiplex environment."

Guillermo C. | Project Coordinator Sick Kids Molecular Diagnostics Lab
News and Publications
Saliva DirectTM EUA Summary
UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix Added to SalivaDirect - Emergency Use Authorization Protocol
SalivaDirectTM EUA Summary
Quantabio RT-qPCR reagents added to CDC Protocol
We are working tirelessly to increase our production capacities as it relates to the following RNA RT-qPCR reagents which are cited in the CDC protocol that has received FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approval.
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CDC Protocol
CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
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Quantabio’s UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix Continues to Enhance CDC Protocols to Detect and Differentiate COVID-19 and Influenza Respiratory Diseases
CDC’s latest emergency use authorization for influenza SARS-CoV-2 assay validates Quantabio’s ability to multiplex up to five targets with high efficiency, sensitivity and specificity.
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UltraPlex® 1-Step ToughMix® for Extraction-free, High Capacity COVID-19 Testing
Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is becoming a preferred methodology for disease monitoring and more so during the current COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. This pandemic has infected >150 million people worldwide with more infectious strains evolving and being transmitted daily.
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Extraction-free COVID-19 detection with Quantabio’s RT-qPCR ToughMixes
RT-qPCR is considered the “gold-standard” for COVID-19 nucleic acid detection. Detection from purified RNA provides the most sensitivity and reliability, but in the wake of increased demand for testing with faster turn-around-times, extraction-free detection ...
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Quantabio RT-qPCR ToughMix Given Expanded Role in CDC COVID-19 Testing Protocol
Amended CDC emergency use authorization recognizes UltraPlex formulation in an effective heat treatment alternative for RNA extraction.
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Quantabio UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix used for direct-lysis saliva SARS-CoV-2 detection
We evaluated UltraPlex 1-Step ToughMix (4X) in a direct-lysis (no extraction step) qPCR-based SARS-CoV-2 detection protocol from saliva samples.
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Customer Profile Story:
Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater using real-time PCR to predict and contain outbreaks (qScript XLT 1-Step RT-qPCR ToughMix)
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Publication:
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Sewage: Evidence of Changes in Virus Variant Predominance during COVID-19 Pandemic (qScript XLT 1-Step RT-qPCR ToughMix)
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