Davidi, DanFitzgerald, SusanGlaspell, Hannah L.Jalbert, SamanthaKlapperich, Catherine M.Landaverde, LenaMaheras, StylianosMattoon, Stephanie E.Britto, Vanessa M.Nguyen, Giang T.Platt, Judy T.Kuhfeldt, KaylaLandsberg, HannahStuopis, Cecilia W.Turse, Joshua E.Hamer, Davidson H.Springer, Michael2022-09-122022-09-122021-05-24D. Davidi, S. Fitzgerald, H.L. Glaspell, S. Jalbert, C.M. Klapperich, L. Landaverde, S. Maheras, S.E. Mattoon, V.M. Britto, G.T. Nguyen, J.T. Platt, K. Kuhfeldt, H. Landsberg, C.W. Stuopis, J.E. Turse, D.H. Hamer, M. Springer. 2021. "Amplicon residues in research laboratories masquerade as COVID-19 in surveillance tests.." Cell Rep Methods, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 100005 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.1000052667-2375https://hdl.handle.net/2144/45106Asymptomatic surveillance testing together with COVID-19-related research can lead to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests resulting not from true infections, but non-infectious, non-hazardous by-products of research (amplicons). Amplicons can be widespread and persistent in lab environments and can be difficult to distinguish for true infections. We discuss prevention and mitigation strategies.p. 100005en-US© 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Article10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.100005637433