The performance of the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test as a tool for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population: A survey of routine laboratory RT-PCR test results …
A Stang, J Robers, B Schonert, KH Jöckel, A Spelsberg… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Objectives To evaluate the population-based performance of the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test
as a tool for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection during the pandemic in 2020. Methods We …
as a tool for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection during the pandemic in 2020. Methods We …
Prospective clinical assessments of hospitalized patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests for necessity of isolation
C Rhee, MA Baker, S Kanjilal, R Tucker… - Open Forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We prospectively assessed 536 hospitalized patients with positive severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction tests for infectiousness …
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction tests for infectiousness …
Development of a qualitative real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a guide and case study in setting up an emergency-use, laboratory-developed …
BM Shaw, D Slater, EH Byrne… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - jcp.bmj.com
Developing and deploying new diagnostic tests are difficult, but the need to do so in
response to a rapidly emerging pandemic such as COVID-19 is crucially important. During a …
response to a rapidly emerging pandemic such as COVID-19 is crucially important. During a …
[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: some reflections on current assays
G Antonelli, S Stefani, M Pistello - Diagnostic Microbiology and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is going to profoundly affect numerous
aspects of the knowledge, science and practice of public health. Among these, special …
aspects of the knowledge, science and practice of public health. Among these, special …
Analytical sensitivity comparison of 14 conventional and three rapid RT-PCR assays for SARS-CoV-2 detection
X Wang, Z Huang, J Song, Y Xiao, H Wang - Journal of Virological Methods, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent reports have compared the analytical sensitivities of some SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR
assays, but differences in the viral materials used for these evaluations made …
assays, but differences in the viral materials used for these evaluations made …
[PDF][PDF] Determining the infectious potential of individuals with positive RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 tests
P Doshi, JH Powers III - … of the Infectious Diseases Society of …, 2020 - digdeeper.neocities.org
Efforts to control spread of contagious diseases have historically focused on separating sick
(symptomatic) from not sick persons. The logic behind this approach was straightforward …
(symptomatic) from not sick persons. The logic behind this approach was straightforward …
[HTML][HTML] Clinical sensitivity and interpretation of PCR and serological COVID‐19 diagnostics for patients presenting to the hospital
The diagnosis of COVID‐19 requires integration of clinical and laboratory data. Severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) diagnostic assays play a central …
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) diagnostic assays play a central …
Multicentre comparison of quantitative PCR-based assays to detect SARS-CoV-2, Germany, March 2020
M Muenchhoff, H Mairhofer, H Nitschko… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Containment strategies and clinical management of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
patients during the current pandemic depend on reliable diagnostic PCR assays for the …
patients during the current pandemic depend on reliable diagnostic PCR assays for the …
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light: Value of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing in Populations to Benefit Public Health and in Individuals for Peace of Mind
RH Christenson - The journal of applied laboratory medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been nothing short of horrible and
so terribly disruptive to an estimated 3 billion lives worldwide from health, economic, and …
so terribly disruptive to an estimated 3 billion lives worldwide from health, economic, and …
[HTML][HTML] Re-positive coronavirus disease 2019 PCR test: could it be a reinfection?
AA Osman, MM Al Daajani, AJ Alsahafi - New microbes and new infections, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 and
rapidly spread around the globe as a major health threat. Several reports on re-positive …
rapidly spread around the globe as a major health threat. Several reports on re-positive …