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Author: Muenchhoff, Maximilian; Mairhofer, Helga; Nitschko, Hans; Grzimek-Koschewa, Natascha; Hoffmann, Dieter; Berger, Annemarie; Rabenau, Holger; Widera, Marek; Ackermann, Nikolaus; Konrad, Regina; Zange, Sabine; Graf, Alexander; Krebs, Stefan; Blum, Helmut; Sing, Andreas; Liebl, Bernhard; Wölfel, Roman; Ciesek, Sandra; Drosten, Christian; Protzer, Ulrike; Boehm, Stephan; Keppler, Oliver T
Title: Multicentre comparison of quantitative PCR-based assays to detect SARS-CoV-2, Germany, March 2020
  • Cord-id: 7je1i8qd
  • Document date: 2020_6_18
  • ID: 7je1i8qd
    Snippet: Containment strategies and clinical management of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients during the current pandemic depend on reliable diagnostic PCR assays for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we compare 11 different RT-PCR test systems used in seven diagnostic laboratories in Germany in March 2020. While most assays performed well, we identified detection problems in a commonly used assay that may have resulted in false-negative test results during the
    Document: Containment strategies and clinical management of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients during the current pandemic depend on reliable diagnostic PCR assays for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we compare 11 different RT-PCR test systems used in seven diagnostic laboratories in Germany in March 2020. While most assays performed well, we identified detection problems in a commonly used assay that may have resulted in false-negative test results during the first weeks of the pandemic.

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