COVID-19 or Flu?

A new study shows multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification could help differentiate between the SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus. A new study from researchers at New England BioLabs (MA, USA) describes enhancing loop-mediated isothermal amplification through multiplexed real-time and end-point detection of SARS-CoV-2 combined with influenza virus and control targets. The results, published in BioTechniques, are important for applications in the clinical diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in patients, helping to distinguish between COVID-19 and the flu. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification tests have successfully been applied across the globe to combat COVID-19, however, the initial loop-mediated isothermal amplification tests have generally been used for detection...