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. 2024 Jan 24;19(1):e0287272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287272

Table 1. Real time PCR testing platforms being used for SARS CoV2 detection by various Ugandan laboratories.

Facility name RT-PCR testing platform Comment
Mulago NRH 16 module GeneXpert Closed system
Kabale RRH 16 module GeneXpert Closed System
Gulu University multifunctional Lab Bioer Lineage System Open System
Bwindi Community Hospital Magnetic Induction Cycler Open system
MAIA group of Laboratories Bioer Fluorescent Detection System Open system
Test & Fly Laboratory Rotorgene Open system
EXAMINA diagnostics Laboratory U-STAR Technologies Closed system
Tenna & Pharma Laboratory SLAN 96 P Real time PCR Open System
Same Day Laboratory Biorad CFX 96 Open System
Medsafe Hospital LTD Quant Studio 5 Open System
Safari Laboratory Biorad CFX 96 Open System
Uganda Virus Research Institute Applied Biosystems, Quant studio 7, Biorad CFX and GeneXpert A mixture of close and open systems