A pandemic guided by the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test: What should the clinician know?

Amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, the demand for timely and accurate diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. Critically, managing and containing the spread of the disease requires expedient testing of infected individuals. Presently, the gold standard for the diagnosi...

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Autores principales: Bangalee, Avania, Govender, Kreshalen, Bangalee, Varsha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2022
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Open Forum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9559189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36226952
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v64i1.5492
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description Amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, the demand for timely and accurate diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. Critically, managing and containing the spread of the disease requires expedient testing of infected individuals. Presently, the gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Potential vulnerabilities of this testing methodology can range from preanalytical variables to laboratory-related analytical factors and, ultimately, to the interpretation of results.
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spelling pubmed-95591892022-10-14 A pandemic guided by the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test: What should the clinician know? Bangalee, Avania Govender, Kreshalen Bangalee, Varsha S Afr Fam Pract (2004) Open Forum Amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, the demand for timely and accurate diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. Critically, managing and containing the spread of the disease requires expedient testing of infected individuals. Presently, the gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Potential vulnerabilities of this testing methodology can range from preanalytical variables to laboratory-related analytical factors and, ultimately, to the interpretation of results. AOSIS 2022-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9559189/ /pubmed/36226952 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v64i1.5492 Text en © 2022. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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