Heat inactivation decreases the qualitative real-time RT-PCR detection rates of clinical samples with high cycle threshold values in COVID-19
Jingbo Zou, Shenshen Zhi, Mengyuan Chen, Xingyu Su, Ling Kang, Caiyu Li, Xiaosong Su, Shiyin Zhang, Shengxiang Ge, Wei Li
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Real-time polymerase chain reactionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyPandemicGold standard (test)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBiologyMedicineInternal medicineDiseaseOutbreakGeneGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies