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ATCC SARS-CoV-2 External Control Kit

Dec 11, 2020

ATCC has introduced a SARS-CoV-2 External Control Kit for clinical laboratories and test manufacturers. The new kit enables clinical laboratories to meet federal regulations stipulating that they assess the performance of their testing applications. The kit comprises a universal, full-process positive control (a heat-inactivated virus) and negative control (human cell line) that allow clinocal labs to verify and assess the quality of their molecular diagnostic assays.

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