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