Herein , we assessed the RNA extraction necessity , <*> in detection of SARS - CoV-2 from laboratory samples as well as clinical Oro - nasopharyngeal SARS - CoV-2 swabs .
Our findings show advantage for the extraction procedure ,
Herein , we assessed the RNA extraction necessity , by comparing RT - qPCR efficacy in several direct approaches vs. the gold standard RNA extraction , in detection of SARS - CoV-2 from laboratory samples as well as clinical Oro - nasopharyngeal SARS - CoV-2 swabs .
Our findings show advantage for the extraction procedure , however a direct no - buffer approach might be an alternative , since it identified up to 70 % of positive clinical specimens .