TY - JOUR AU - BELEFQUIH, Bouchra AU - MAHER , Wissal AU - CHEIKH , Amine AU - HAMDANI , Wail AU - ZAID , Younes AU - KABBAJ , Hakima AU - SEFFAR , Meryem AU - DAKKA , Hanae AU - HADAMI , Khaoula AU - ALLAOUI, Afaf AU - BENOUDA , Amina PY - 2022/08/17 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - 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 JF - African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID) JA - Afr. J. Infect. Dis. VL - 16 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.21010/Ajid v16i2S.8 UR - https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/AJID/article/view/5809 SP - 72-77 AB - <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> ER -