Real-time RT-PCR in COVID-19 detection: issues affecting the results

Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2020 May;20(5):453-454. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1757437. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Authors

Alireza Tahamtan¹, Abdollah Ardebili²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
² Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 detection; Real-time RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; false negative; false positive.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / genetics
Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19 Vaccines
Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / pathology
Coronavirus Infections / virology*
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
Pneumonia, Viral / virology*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Grants and funding

This paper was not funded.