Research:RT-PCR test

Research

Variants and synonyms

• reverse-transcription PCR
• reverse-transcription polymerase-chain-reaction test

Definition/description

RT-PCR test was performed to detect the presence of the virus in body tissues and samples.

Source: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2012/402537/

Examples

Thus positive RT-PCR tests in this time interval may not indicate the true cause of the respiratory disease.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702053184000115?via%3Dihub

However, these antibody based diagnostic methods are not as sensitive as their RT-PCR test counterparts.

Source: https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-018-0985-8

Collocations

• positive / negative RT-PCR test
• diagnostic RT-PCR test
• RT-PCR test target
• RT-PCR test detect
• RT-PCR test indicate
• sensitive RT-PCR test
• real-time RT-PCR test
• rapid RT-PCR test

Keyness

• RT-PCR test: >1000

• reverse-transcription PCR: >1000
• reverse-transcription polymerase-chain-reaction test: >1000