Objective: The most widely used diagnostic technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain …

The gold standard method in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is the detection of viral
RNA in the nasopharyngeal sample by RT-PCR. Recently, saliva samples have been …

Testing is one of the commendable measures for curbing the spread of coronavirus disease
(COVID‐19). But, it should be done using the most appropriate specimen and an accurate …

Background The current gold standard in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) diagnostics is the
real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting …

Background The performance of real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
(rRT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 varies with sampling site (s), illness stage, and infection site …

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is detected by
reverse-transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) from respiratory specimens …

Objectives The accurate detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) is essential for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We …

The rapid and accurate testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection is still crucial to mitigate, and
eventually halt, the spread of this disease. Currently, nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and …

The collection of nasopharyngeal swabs to test for the presence of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is an invasive technique with implications for …

Background: From the begging months of 2020 a severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, also called 2019-nCoV) caused a devastating global outbreak …