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Limitations:
1. Negative results do not preclude COVID-19 and should not be used as the sole basis for patient management decisions. Negative results must be combined with
clinical observations, patient history, and epidemiological information.
2. Presence of inhibitors, mutations or insufficient RNA Specific to SARS-CoV-2 can influence the test result. Kindly correlate the results with clinical findings.
3. Positive results but do not rule out bacterial infection or co-infection with other viruses.
4. Optimum specimen types and timing for peak viral levels during infections caused by 2019-nCoV have not been determined. Collection of multiple specimens (types
and time points) from the same patient may be necessary to detect the virus.
5. If the virus mutates in the rRT-PCR target region, 2019-nCoV may not be detected or may be detected less predictably. Inhibitors or other types of interference may
produce a false negative result.
6. The performance of this test has not been established for monitoring treatment of 2019-nCoV infection.
Comments: SARS-CoV-2, formerly known as 2019-nCoV, is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Main symptoms of the disease include fever,
cough and shortness of breath. The virus is spread via person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets produced when a person coughs or sneezes. The SARS-
CoV-2 RNA is generally detectable in nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs during the acute phase of infection. Positive results are indicative of active infection. Real
Time PCR assay targets specific genes and can be used for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection which contributes to severe upper respiratory distress,
complications
References:
1. Laboratory testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in suspected human cases. Interim guidance. World Health Organization.
2. Druce et al. JCM. 2011
3. N. Engl. J. Med. 2020, 382, 929–936
*Disclaimer:Low Viral Load may indicate early incubation or late incubation phase. Two different samples taken at two different times
and different conditions shall not be liable for the same results.
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