DUD PARTS Coronavirus testing delayed after kits found to be contaminated by Covid-19

the-sun.com ^ | March 31, 2020 | Gemma Mullin

[ransomnote]

Wonder if you could get coronavirus from contaminated kits if a "probe" or "primer" is used to collect swabs from your mouth? Maybe those aren't names for things to which patients are exposed - hope not.

[realcleanguy]

This is not good

[HighSierra5]

Don’t tell me..China.

[TexasGator]

I suspect that it would not be infective.

[Secret Agent Man]

Covid-19 testing kits coming contaminated with covid-19

Not a big selling point....

[Lurker]

Ya think?

L

[glasseye]

“Key components ordered from overseas”?
Is this ‘code’ for ‘crap made in China’?
Asking for a friend.

[Wilhelm Tell]

Probably used (contanimated) parts being sold as new.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I suspect that it would not be infective.

But all tests would be positive.

[dfwgator]

I’m Shocked, Just Shocked! /s

[dfwgator]

Don’t tell me..China.

Ok, I won't tell you.

[mewzilla]

Eurofins has a lot going on in China.

[tennmountainman]

Intentional?

[noiseman]

Good luck with that new iPhone.

[bitt]

P

[Ethan Edwards]

It’s a PCR based assay and the source of the contamination is obvious, its amplicon from their development assays.

Most likely caused by sloppy techs in their development labs contaminating their manufacturing spaces with PCR product….

I have been in the assay development /assay manufacturing business for 25+ years. Been there done that.

It’s a mess to clean up. One time I had to relocate my entire manufacturing facility due to a similar problem, caused by development.

[little jeremiah]

Key components ordered from overseas for the tests were found to contain traces of the virus earlier this week.

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Where “overseas”, pray tell? China, by any chance?

[EinNYC]

JUST SEE THE BAT FUR!

[dadfly]

real simply just to give you an idea:

“probe” is a chemical that attaches to the target replicated allow the test to receive a some sort of chemical mechanism for identifying test outcome. could be something like a color.

primer attaches to the gene or base pair location that will start the sequence to be tested or replicated to amplify the suspected presence of the virus. it’s the amplification that gives the probe it’s power and sensitivity to detect.

any contamination renders the test always positive and completely useless.

so they are no danger to patients or workers.

hope that helps

[ransomnote]

Does help. I thought probe might be UK term for swab! :D