Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Al Gezeria University, Sudan

Publications

• Review Article   
  Is a Real Time-Polymerase chain Reaction a Reliable Confirmatory Test for COVID-19?
  Author(s): Abdelmonem M Ali, Alfatih Aboalbasher Yousif, Ahmed O Abuelhassan, Ebtehal M fawzi, Sheima A Elbasheer and Nagia S Ahmed
  
  Importance: Corona virus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented global health pandemic that occurs in the twentieth century, caused by a virus genra called SARS-CoV-2 which infects the lower respiratory system. Started in Wuhan city in Chine, then disease has spread worldwide until the WHO declared as pandemic disease. Recent View: The current pandemic SARS-CoV-2. Confuses the scientific and the medical community about which accurate diagnostic tool should be relied on to diagnosis COVID-19. RT-PCR is considered as a gold stander technique for COVID-19, however, there are a few viewpoints doubting underestimating its sensitivity and specificity. Here in the current narrative review, we have shed light on the both opinions and we have added our perspectives, as well. Critical concept: In spite of a little concern about the reliability of RT-PCR, up to date RT-PCR has been accredi.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9864.20.11.442

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