SARS-CoV-2 testing is dominated by PCR to guide treatment and individual as well as
public health preventive measures. Among 1700 football (soccer) players and staff of the …

SARS-CoV-2 testing using PCR is currently used as screening test to guide isolation and
contact tracing. Among 1,700 players and staff of the German Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 …

Patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be
diagnosed by PCR during acute infection or later in their clinical course by detection of virus …

Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on upper respiratory
tract (URT) samples is the primary method to diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infections and guide …

Despite lockdown measures, intense symptom-based PCR, and antigen testing, the SARS-
CoV-2 pandemic spread further. In this open observational study conducted in Lower …

This study aimed to determine if the crossing point of the initial positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR
test correlated with patient demographics, subsequent hospitalization, or duration of …

To curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, a three-pronged strategy is recommended, which
consists of testing, isolating those who are infected, followed by contact tracing. To date, the …

We assessed the relationship between antigen and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) test
positivity and successful virus isolation. We found that antigen test results were more …

Current guidelines for patient isolation in COVID-19 cases recommend a symptom-based
approach, averting the use of control real-time reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) testing …

Rapid antigen tests (RATs) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) have advantages over viral culture in terms of cost and rapidity of testing, but they have …