Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is widely used for monitoring viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in wastewater. Various materials, including plasmid DNA, synthetic nucleic acids, PCR amplicons, genomic DNA, and cDNA, are currently used ...
We calculated the sensitivity of the antigen test compared with 3 reference standards: (1) positive case status; (2) a positive RT-PCR test result collected the same day; and (3) a positive viral culture collected the same day. We repeated these calculations for subgroups defined by age, ...
Computer-aided medical microbiology monitoring tool: a strategy to adapt to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and that highlights RT-PCR consistencySince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, important health and regulatory decisions relied on ... L Mueller,V Scherz,G Greub,... - Cold Spring Harbor...
(3 or 4 days prior to symptoms), the test may have no utility at all, and thus the probability of having been infected is would be the same with or without an RT-PCR. Seven to nine days after exposure (roughly 2 to 4 days after symptom onset), the negative predictive value is ...
The information regarding RT-qPCR analysis has been described previously44,45. In brief, gene-specific primers (Table 1) were used in PCR reactions (20 μl) containing 7.0 μl of ddH2O, 10.0 μl of 2×SYBR Green MasterMix (BioRad), 1.0 μl of each specific primer (10...
results. RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 N1 and N2 genes was performed; cycle threshold less than 40 defined a positive result. A nasopharyngeal N1 cycle threshold of 34 or less was defined as high viral load.4Detailed specimen collection and RT-PCR methods are reported in the eMethods in the...
The two tests were the same for 109 out of 229 (47.60%) samples. Only one sample was IBV real-time RT-PCR negative and VI positive, while 119 samples were IBV real-time RT-PCR positive and VI negative. Using virus isolation as the reference standard, the calculated sensitivity for the ...
Predicting RT-PCR results from patient symptoms To prioritize patients due for a RT-PCR test, we seek combinations of symptoms that are predictive of the RT-PCR result. For this, we estimate a multivariate decision tree8 that, for each patient, predicts the result of the RT-PCR test based...
TaqMan probe-based commercial real-time (RT) PCR kits are expensive but most frequently used in COVID-19 diagnosis. The unprecedented scale of SARS-CoV-2 infections needs to meet the challenge of testing more persons at a reasonable cost. This study
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