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. 2025 Mar 31;16(1):1-6.
doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.1.1140. eCollection 2025 Jan-Mar.

Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from residual viral RNA present on positive rapid antigen test kits for genomic surveillance

Mohd Ishtiaq Anasir  1 , Khayri Kamel  1 , Nor Malizza G Adypatti  1 , Mohammad Syafiq Jamaluddin  1 , Farah Amira Ahmad  1 , Siti Nurhidayah Norhisham  1 , Muhammad Zulfazli Mohamad Sukri  1 , Nur Rafiqah Rosli  1 , Siti Norazrina Saif  1 , Nurul Izzati Basarudin  1 , Mohamad Azzam-Sayuti  1 , Akmal Hayat Abdul Karim  2 , Mahirah Kamil Puat  2 , Ravindran Thayan  1 , Rozainanee Mohd Zain  1
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Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from residual viral RNA present on positive rapid antigen test kits for genomic surveillance

Mohd Ishtiaq Anasir et al. Western Pac Surveill Response J. .
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Methodological workflow for RTK-antigen cassette processing
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Association between Ct values of SARS-CoV-2-positive samples and genome coverage by whole-genome sequencing (n = 30)
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