Difference between revisions of "Comments:RT-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”.

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 ===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!
+[…] 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: dailymail.co.uk</small>
+<small>Source: [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html dailymail.co.uk]</small>
 ===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===
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 ===Keyness ===
-PCR test: 123
+* PCR test: 123
 ===Note===
 “RT-PCR test” does not occur in the corpus, only “PCR test”.