SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity rate and predictor factors for RT-PCR results in COVID-19 disease

Background/Aim: In December 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified and caused the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. The gold standard diagnostic method is the detection of nucleic acid in respiratory tract samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). But there might be false-negative res...

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Main Authors: Melike Badoglu, Sevtap Gulgosteren, Sukran Atikcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2023;volume=11;issue=2;spage=81;epage=84;aulast=Badoglu