Should RT-PCR be considered a gold standard in the diagnosis of COVID-19?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.
² Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital of Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
³ Department of Geriatrics, General Hospital of Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.
⁵ Department of Clinical Research and Public Health, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.

Moustapha Dramé et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;92(11):2312-2313.

doi: 10.1002/jmv.25996. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

¹ Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.
² Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital of Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
³ Department of Geriatrics, General Hospital of Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.
⁵ Department of Clinical Research and Public Health, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.

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Keywords: COVID-19; RT-PCR; diagnosis; gold standard; serology.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

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