SARS-CoV-2 variant survey: Comparison of RT-PCR screening with TGS and variant distribution across two divisions of Bangladesh
Based on the strong agreement of variant RT-PCR with TGS, such rapid, easily accessible approaches of rapid strain typing are essential in the context of pandemic responses to guide both treatment decisions and public health measures.
Authors
- Tahmina Shirin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-3783)
- Mohammad Tanbir Habib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-9283)
- Firdausi Qadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-304X)
- Emilie Westeel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7207-7419)
- Md. Rakibul Hassan Bulbul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6655-3087)
- Florence Komurian-Pradel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-0796)
- Saikt Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2432-5588)
- Zannat Kawser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-137X)
- Shakeel Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3405-2146)
- Mokibul Hassan Afrad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-7877)
- Jean‐Luc Berland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-3715)
- Md Zakir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-612X)
- Md. Zahirul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0016-5214)
- Mohabbat Hossain
- Sharmin Aktar Mukta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8608-8753)
- Manjur Hossain Khan
Institutions
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BD)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Fondation Mérieux (FR)
- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (BD)
- University of Chittagong (BD)
- University of Science and Technology Chittagong (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311993
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Fondation Mérieux
- Fogarty International Center