Fig 1. Analytical sensitivity and specificity of the Birmingham Turnkey lab RT-PCR pipeline.

This was assessed against the commercial Qnostics SARS-CoV-2 analytical Q-panel– 01. Ct values are a median of 5 independent technical replicates, and figures in parentheses indicate the percentage of replicates returning a PCR positive for that given gene target (Ct <35). Ct, cycle threshold; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.