Since the outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 several tests for SARS-CoV-2 detection have been developed and approved. But most of them show several disadvantages:
Due to these reasons, several groups are working on alternative tests for the quick, easy and low cost detection of SARS-CoV-2 with very little equipment needed.
The amplification of nucleic acids has become an important tool for various areas such as medical diagnostics, food safety and research over the past decades. A quick and easy way to get a visible result of the amplification is to evaluate the amplification product using the HybriDetect 2T strip, a lateral flow evaluation strip.
Kaminski et al. developed a fast and easy test to detect causes of graft loss in blood and urine samples from post-transplant patients after kidney transplantation.
The need for a new method to detect organ rejections is highly given, because current invasive methods can take several days and are connected with high costs. The loss of time can lead to an increased risk for patients after transplantation.