Research:RT-PCR test

Research

Spelling variants

• 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://doi.org/10.1100/2012/402537

Examples

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

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7020-5318-4.00011-5

2) However, these antibody based diagnostic methods are not as sensitive as their RT-PCRtest counterparts.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-018-0985-8

Collocations

• positive / negative ~
• diagnostic ~
• ~ target
• ~ detect
• ~ indicate
• sensitive ~
• real-time ~
• rapid ~

Keyness

> 1000