In the face of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic, the World Health
Organization (WHO) has urged countries to test the population more widely. Clinical …

In limelight of the ongoing pandemic SARS-CoV-2 testing is critical for the diagnosis of
infected patients, contact-tracing and mitigating the transmission. Diagnostic laboratories are …

In the publication entitled “Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-
PCR”(Eurosurveillance 25 (8) 2020) the authors present a diagnostic workflow and RT …

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the most sensitive
and specific assay and, therefore, is the “gold standard” diagnostic method for the diagnosis …

The early detection and differential diagnosis of respiratory infections increase the chances
for successful control of COVID-19 disease. The nucleic acid RT-PCR test is regarded as the …

Background. Health and social management of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, responsible for
the COVID-19 disease, requires both screening tools and diagnostic procedures. Reliable …

Real-time RT-PCR remains a gold standard in the detection of various viral diseases. In the
coronavirus 2019 pandemic, multiple RT-PCR–based tests were developed to screen for …

Background Reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) is an extremely
common clinical method for detecting pathogens, particularly for emerging infectious …

Abstract Nowadays, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), whose infectivity is awfully strong, has …

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant problem involving health systems worldwide.
Accurate and early detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS …