Role of molecular diagnostics in the clinical management of SARS-CoV-2 infection: advantages and drawbacks
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C Martín-Higuera, I Muñoz-Gallego, M D Folgueira1
1María Dolores Folgueira. Clinical Microbiology Department. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid, Spain. mfolgueira@salud.madrid.org.
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The diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 is based on the use of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), especially rRT-PCR. The latter also allows us to quickly identify variants of concern. However, its use in follow-up of patients and the correlation between Ct value and the viability of the virus is controversial.
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