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SARS-COV-2RNA
METHOD:REAL-TIMERT-PCR
KIT
METHOD:REAL-TIMERT-PCR
INTERPRETATION
SARSCOV-2REAL-TIMERT-PCRASSAY-.
ICMRRegistrationNo:SRLDAL344
TestPerformingLocation:-SRLDignostics-
Dr.AvinashPhadkeLab,MahalaxmiEngineeringEstate,2ndfloorMahim(W),Mumbai-400016
SARSCoV-2viralRNAisdetectedbyQualitativereal-timeRT-PCRassayusingICMR/FDAapprovedkits.
ADetectedresultisconsideredapositivetestresultforCOVID-19.ThisindicatesthatRNAfromSARS-CoV-
2isdetectedandthepatientisconsideredinfectedwithCOVID-19.
ANotDetectedresultmeansthatSARS-
CoV2RNAwasnotpresentinthespecimenabovethelimitofdetection.However,thisresultmaybeinfluencedbythestageoftheinfectionandthequalityofthespec
imencollectedfortesting.
Limitations:
1) Undetected(i.e.negative)resultsdonotprecludeinfectionwithSARSCoV-
2andshouldnotbeusedasthesolebasisfortreatmentorotherpatientmanagementdecisions.
2) Aprobablecasemayalsotestnegativeduetovariableviralloadinspecimens,orduetothepresenceofamplificationinhibitors.
3) PositiveresultsindicatethepresenceofviralRNAduringinfectiononthedayofsamplesubmission/collectionandwillnotindicateifapersonwasin
fectedinthepast.
4) PositiveresultindicatespresenceofSARSCoV-2viralRNA.Itdoesnotdistinguishbetweenviableornon-
viablevirus.5)Detected(i.e.positive)resultsdonotruleoutabacterialinfectionorco-infectionwithotherviruses.
6) IfthevirusmutatesintherRT-PCRtargetregions,SARS-CoV-2maynotbedetectedormaybedetectedlesspredictably.
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Dr.Anna Thomas
Consultant Microbiologist
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ACCESSIONDATE : 13/10/2021 10:35AM REPORTINGDATE: 14/10/202110:10AM
ACCESSIONNO : 8047KI073998 PERM ID : AKHIM3307713998
PATIENTNAME : MR.ARSHDEEP SINGH AGE / SEX : 25 Years/Male
REFERREDBY : SELF CENTRE : CS00007257
CLIENTPATIENTID : A2DIAGNOSTICSSERVICES(CASH)
MOLECULARBIOLOGY
TEST RESULT BIOLOGICALREFER UNIT
ENCERANGE
7) Viralload/sheddinginthegivensamplemaydifferatthebeginningortowardstheendofinfectioninanindividual,thusrepeattestingdoneonsubsequentd
aysmayshowdifferentresults.
8) VariousICMRapprovedkitsmayhavedifferencesinitstestsensitivity,specificityandcutoffvaluesforPCRcycles,thusmayresultindifferenceofresults
.
9) CurrentresearchstudiesarecontinuallyupdatingtheknowledgeofSARS-CoV-2andtobeconsideredwhilereviewofthisreport.
NOTE:ThetestperformedforCOVID-
19detectionisaQualitativerealtimeReversetranscriptasePCR.QualitativePCRismeantfordiagnosispurposeonlyandnotcurrentlyrecommendedbyI
CMRfordeterminingViralloadduetoseveraltechnicalreasons.IfthisCTvaluesaremeanttobeusedforfurtherguidingthetreatment,wesuggestitsdones
olelyatyourdiscretion.Kindlynotechangesinreportformat.
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Dr.Anna Thomas
Consultant Microbiologist
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