Reducing False Negative PCR Test for COVID-19

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Bahreini, PhD (Author), Rezvan Najafi, PhD (Author), Razieh Amini, PhD (Author), Salman Khazaei, PhD (Author), Saeid Bashirian, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic spreads rapidly, there is need for a diagnostic test with high accuracy to detect infected individuals especially those without symptoms. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a common molecular test for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2. If some factors are not t...