Multicentre comparison of quantitative PCR-based assays to detect SARS-CoV-2, Germany, March 2020.
Euro Surveill
; 25(24)2020 06.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32583765
Containment strategies and clinical management of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients during the current pandemic depend on reliable diagnostic PCR assays for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we compare 11 different RT-PCR test systems used in seven diagnostic laboratories in Germany in March 2020. While most assays performed well, we identified detection problems in a commonly used assay that may have resulted in false-negative test results during the first weeks of the pandemic.
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Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico
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Equipamentos para Diagnóstico
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Betacoronavirus
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2020
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