At what times during infection is SARS-CoV-2 detectable and no longer detectable using RT-PCR-based tests? A systematic review of individual participant data

Mallett, Susan; Joy Allen, A.; Graziadio, Sara; A. Taylor, Stuart; Sakai, Naomi; Green, Kile; Suklan, Jana; Hyde, Chris; Shinkins, Bethany; Zhelev, Zhivko; Peters, Jaime; J. Turner, Philip; Roberts, Nia; Ferrante di Ruffano, Lavinia; Wolff, Robert; Whiting, Penny; Winter, Amanda; Bhatnagar, Gauraang; D Nicholson, Brian; Halligan, Steve

doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01810-8

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At what times during infection is SARS-CoV-2 detectable and no longer detectable using RT-PCR-based tests? A systematic review of individual participant data

Published in BMC Medicine • Nov 3, 2020

Authors:

Susan Mallett

A. Joy Allen

Sara Graziadio

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) are pivotal to detecting current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and duration of detectable virus indicating potential for inf...

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Medicine

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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