… for the proper interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 testing results using different clinical …
SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection and the use of self-collection to facilitate efficient scaling up of testing …

… polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 in … We also found that the
RT-PCR results from several tests at … the emphasis on RT-PCR testing, clinical indicators such as …

… and were tested for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. By protocol, RT-PCR testing was required for
… conditional on two consecutive negative RT-PCR tests from samples collected at least 1 day …

… Thus far, the most commonly used and reliable test for diagnosis of COVID-19 has been
the RT-PCR test performed using nasopharyngeal swabs or other upper respiratory tract …

… -polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 … that inactivate viruses
and inhibit PCR testing. Secondly, to get … As seen in Table 1, although using different RT-PCR …

… the SARS-CoV-2 infection status of an individual by RT-PCR tests using sequential test data
from … These data are used to characterise how the probability of a false-negative test result …

… of healthcare workers, we estimated that peak positivity for PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2
infections occurs 4 days after infection, which is just before the average incubation duration, in …

… tests are unequivocally person identifiable, which allows identification of individuals with more
than one positive test … infections as measured by PCR positivity of SARS-CoV-2, including …

… as the gold standard for the RT-PCR test. We focused on the sensitivity of the first SARS-CoV-2
RT-PCR test since for outpatients repeated testing is not often feasible. Our analysis that …

… results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, particularly when
… RT-PCR tests starts to decrease.In May, the UK government announced that antibody testing …