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Impact of Nasopharyngeal Specimen Quality on SARS-CoV-2 Test Sensitivity

BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) cycle of threshold (Ct) has been used to estimate quantitative viral load, with the goal of targeting isolation precautions for individuals with COVID-19 and guiding public health interventions. However, variability...

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Autores principales: Richard-Greenblatt, Melissa, Ziegler, Matthew J., Bromberg, Valerie, Huang, Elizabeth, Abdallah, Hatem, Tolomeo, Pam, Lautenbach, Ebbing, Glaser, Laurel, Kelly, Brendan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7743104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33330893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.09.20246520