Difference between revisions of "Normative:RT-PCR test"
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===Definition=== | |||
[...] reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ('''RT-PCR'''), which is a nucleic acid amplification (NAAT) test for COVID-19 diagnostics considered by the WHO and the ECDC to be the most reliable methodology for the testing of cases and contacts. | |||
<small>Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021R0953</small> | |||
===Encyclopaedic information=== | |||
=== | Many commercial NAATs that use '''RT-PCR''' rely on multiple targets to detect the virus, such that even if a mutation impacts one of the targets, the other '''RT-PCR''' targets will still work. | ||
<small>Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf</small> | |||
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===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
''' | <blockquote>Diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed by '''PCR test''' in 90% of participants.</blockquote><small>Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf</small> | ||
<blockquote>In a recent study, only 9 out of 19 (47%) oropharyngeal swabs from COVID-19 patients tested positive by '''RT-PCR'''.</blockquote><small>Source: https://www.sccm.org/getattachment/Disaster/SSC-COVID19-Critical-Care-Guidelines.pdf</small> | |||
<blockquote>Positive SARS-CoV-2 '''PCR''' within 72 hours of randomization</blockquote><small>Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf</small> | |||
<blockquote>The procedures involved in laboratory '''RT-PCR''' '''testing''' for SARS CoV-2 using a number of assays currently in use are well described.</blockquote><small>Source: https://www.sccm.org/getattachment/Disaster/SSC-COVID19-Critical-Care-Guidelines.pdf</small> | |||
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* PCR result | * PCR result | ||
* PCR testing | * PCR testing | ||
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* RT-PCR: 144 | * RT-PCR: 144 | ||
* PCR test: > 1000 | * PCR test: > 1000 | ||
*RT-PCR testing: > 1000 | |||
===Note=== | ===Note=== | ||
"RT-PCR test" does not occur in the corpus. | "RT-PCR test" does not occur in the corpus. | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 8 February 2022
Normative
Variants and synonyms
- PCR test
- RT-PCR
- PCR
- RT-PCR testing
Definition
[...] reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), which is a nucleic acid amplification (NAAT) test for COVID-19 diagnostics considered by the WHO and the ECDC to be the most reliable methodology for the testing of cases and contacts.
Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021R0953
Encyclopaedic information
Many commercial NAATs that use RT-PCR rely on multiple targets to detect the virus, such that even if a mutation impacts one of the targets, the other RT-PCR targets will still work.
Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf
Examples
Diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed by PCR test in 90% of participants.
Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf
In a recent study, only 9 out of 19 (47%) oropharyngeal swabs from COVID-19 patients tested positive by RT-PCR.
Source: https://www.sccm.org/getattachment/Disaster/SSC-COVID19-Critical-Care-Guidelines.pdf
Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR within 72 hours of randomization
Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf
The procedures involved in laboratory RT-PCR testing for SARS CoV-2 using a number of assays currently in use are well described.
Source: https://www.sccm.org/getattachment/Disaster/SSC-COVID19-Critical-Care-Guidelines.pdf
Collocations
- positive/negative PCR (test)
- SARS-CoV-2 PCR test
- PCR result
- PCR testing
Keyness
- PCR: 376
- RT-PCR: 144
- PCR test: > 1000
- RT-PCR testing: > 1000
Note
"RT-PCR test" does not occur in the corpus.