@article{BELEFQUIH_MAHER_CHEIKH_HAMDANI_ZAID_KABBAJ_SEFFAR_DAKKA_HADAMI_ALLAOUI_BENOUDA_2022, title={RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF REAL-TIME REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (REAL-TIME RT-PCR) ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 IN A MOROCCAN HOSPITAL}, volume={16}, url={https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/AJID/article/view/5809}, DOI={10.21010/Ajid v16i2S.8}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> The main challenge faced in the African countries was to implement efficient molecular diagnostic facilities and start Covid-19 diagnosis as fast as possible to handle the rapid and unpredictable rise of cases.</p> <p><strong>Materials, Methods and Results:</strong> We describe our experience in implementing a molecular biology unit at Sheikh Zaïd International University Hospital in Rabat, with a delay as short as one week, and starting real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of SARS-Cov-2 infection, since the outbreak widened in Morocco in mid-March, 2020.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The challenges encountered in the first period of Covid-19 pandemic are still present. This work aims to give an example of a rapid and adaptive response in order to maintain our diagnosis ability for Covid-19 and for other pathogens</p>}, number={2}, journal={African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID)}, author={BELEFQUIH, Bouchra and MAHER , Wissal and CHEIKH , Amine and HAMDANI , Wail and ZAID , Younes and KABBAJ , Hakima and SEFFAR , Meryem and DAKKA , Hanae and HADAMI , Khaoula and ALLAOUI, Afaf and BENOUDA , Amina}, year={2022}, month={Aug.}, pages={72–77} }