| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Sergio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chiesa, Matteo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-22T14:12:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-22T14:12:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-09 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/pcr-positives-what-do-they-mean/ | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/2596 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Contents
Is the PCR test sensitive enough?. page 2
Culturing a virus as reference test page 2
Does a PCR “TRUE POSITIVE” mean INFECTIVITY OR VIRULENCE?. page 2
PCR true positives versus infectivity and virulence. page 3
Explanation of the experiment that shows whether a virus is still infective. page 4
Is there evidence that someone is infectious after PCR results?. page 4
Can successive tests on the same person give contradictory results?. page 5
How long can an inactive virus remain in a body? page 5
PCR kits for SARS Cov2 (manufacturers and asymptomatic) page 6
Conclusion in relation to PCR positives and an advancing pandemic. page 6
Are PCR tests helpful?. page 7
Statistical analysis: PCR positives and deaths (excess deaths) page 7
CONCLUSIONS. page 9 | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polymerase Chain Reaction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus Infections | en_US |
| dc.title | PCR positives: what do they mean? | en_US |
| eihealth.country | Others | en_US |
| eihealth.category | Virus: natural history, transmission and diagnostics | en_US |
| eihealth.type | Other publications | en_US |
| eihealth.maincategory | Slow Spread / Reducir la Dispersión | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofjournal | The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) | en_US |
