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. 2020 Oct 27;13:535. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04420-8

Table 1.

Results of real-time PCR analysis of plasma following storage for various time periods and at different temperatures

Storage time Temperature
4 °C − 20 °C − 40 °C − 80 °C
14 days 100% 100% 100% 100%
28 days 90% 100% 100% 100%
42 days 30% 100% 100% 100%
3 months na 100% 100% 100%
6 months na 100% 100% 100%
12 months na 100% 100% 100%

Abbreviation: na, no detection