PCR Testing in the UK During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic – Evidence from FOI Requests

Abstract excerpt

Polymerase Chain Reaction (“PCR”) tests have been used to identify cases of COVID-19 during the course of the pandemic. Notably, PCR alone cannot differentiate between the presence of whole viruses (which can be transmitted and infect individuals) and small fragments of genetic material that are not infectious. A feature of PCR known as the cycle threshold (Ct) can be used to discriminate between these states, but...

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• Clinical Laboratory Techniques
• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Testing
• India
• Infection Control
• Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
• Mutation
• Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques

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dec31d9a-7576-56d4-ba12-a4f1a3269883

DOI

10.1101/2022.04.28.22274341