The implementation of a rapid sample preparation method for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a diagnostic laboratory in South Africa

• Gert Marais ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: gert.marais16@alumni.imperial.ac.uk

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Virology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1477-6101

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• Michelle Naidoo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Virology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7880-8868

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• Nei-yuan Hsiao,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Virology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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• Ziyaad Valley-Omar,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Tissue Immunology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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• Heidi Smuts,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Virology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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• Diana Hardie

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Medical Virology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Groote Schuur Hospital Virology Diagnostic Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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