Different RT-PCR Protocol used in SARS-Cov2 PCR Laboratory of Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh.

Mymensingh Med J

Dr Arup Islam, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:

Published: October 2023

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  • - The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), first detected in Wuhan, China, is a newly discovered virus linked to severe respiratory illnesses and has spread globally, causing numerous deaths.
  • - It is characterized by its positive-single stranded RNA and various proteins, and is classified as a member of the beta coronaviruses, which typically affect human respiratory health.
  • - A study at Mymensingh Medical College from April to December 2020 tested 65,000 nasopharyngeal swabs using different PCR kits, with the Sansure kit detecting the highest positivity rate (11.0%) for the N gene.

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The novel corona virus (SARS CoV-2) was first detected on Wuhan, China. After that it spread worldwide and has caused many deaths till now. This virus is also known as novel corona virus because of being newly discovered. Scientifically it is named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has positive-single stranded RNA and several proteins such as spike (S), envelope (E), membrane (M), nucleocapsid (N) and the other helper proteins. On the basis of phylogenic evidence, it is the new member of beta corona viruses and this group of viruses causes respiratory illness in human. This virus is detected in laboratory by using RT-PCR, by which different target gene such as E gene, S gene, N gene and RdRP (ORF1a-ORF1b) etc. are detected. This study was carried out at Mymensingh Medical College from April 2020 to December 2020. Around 65000 samples (nasopharyngeal swab) were tested during this period by three PCR protocols. By Sansure PCR kit N and ORF1a target genes were detected, Basphore's target genes were E and ORF and by Neoplex PCR kit N and RdRp genes were detected. Most of samples were tested by Sansure kit (62500), 2000 samples were screened by Bosphore kit and 500 samples by Neoplex. Among them, 6876(11.0%) samples were positive by Sansure, 120(6.0%) by Bosphore and 66(13.2%) by Neoplex. Among the positive samples, N gene 6188(90.0%) was mostly found by Sansure kit, whereas ORF was 120(100.0%) mostly found by Bosphore.

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