ddPCR: a more accurate tool for SARS-CoV-2 detection in low viral load specimens

Emerging Microbes and Infections

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 1259-1268

  Suo, Tao ^a   Liu, Xinjin ^a   Feng, Jiangpeng ^a   Guo, Ming ^a   Hu, Wenjia ^a   Guo, Dong ^a   Ullah, Hafiz ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Zhang, Qiuhan ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Sajid, Muhanmmad ^a   Huang, Zhixiang ^a   Deng, Liping ^a   Chen, Tielong ^a   Liu, Fang ^a   Xu, Ke ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Liu, Yingle ^a   Xiong, Yong ^a   Chen, Guozhong ^a   Lan, Ke ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   more..

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

clinical detection; droplet digital PCR; false negative; RT PCR; SARS CoV 2

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DROPLET DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUARANTINE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; THROAT CULTURE; UNIVERSITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GENETICS; PANDEMIC; PROCEDURES; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 85086051263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22221751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1772678     Document Type: Article

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