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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
[…] | […] PCR tests are around 95% accurate MINIMUM because we look for the S gene, ORS gene and another gene (name escapes me now) meaning that we look for the base genome for ALL covid genotypings never mind which variant it is! | ||
<small>Source: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html dailymail.co.uk]</small> | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
<blockquote>I travelled yesterday from Zürich to the USA, well prepared and with all documentation including a '''PCR test''' taken less than 24 hours before departure.</blockquote><small>Source: nytime.com</small> | <blockquote>I travelled yesterday from Zürich to the USA, well prepared and with all documentation including a '''PCR test''' taken less than 24 hours before departure.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.nytimes.com/ nytime.com]</small> | ||
===Collocations=== | ===Collocations=== | ||
*negative PCR test | *negative PCR test | ||
* require a PCR test | * to require a PCR test | ||
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===Keyness === | ===Keyness === | ||
PCR test: 123 | |||
* PCR test: 123 | |||
===Note=== | ===Note=== | ||
“RT-PCR test” does not occur in the corpus, only “PCR test”. | “RT-PCR test” does not occur in the corpus, only “PCR test”. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:02, 7 March 2022
Comments
Variants and synonyms
- PCR test
Description
[…] PCR tests are around 95% accurate MINIMUM because we look for the S gene, ORS gene and another gene (name escapes me now) meaning that we look for the base genome for ALL covid genotypings never mind which variant it is!
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Examples
I travelled yesterday from Zürich to the USA, well prepared and with all documentation including a PCR test taken less than 24 hours before departure.
Source: nytime.com
Collocations
- negative PCR test
- to require a PCR test
Keyness
- PCR test: 123
Note
“RT-PCR test” does not occur in the corpus, only “PCR test”.