Polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold value as prerequisite for reporting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection

Infect Dis (Lond). 2021 May;53(5):390-392. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1876913. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Authors

Hafizuddin Awang¹, Fathul Hakim Hamzah², Mohd Hanief Ahmad¹, Muhammad Faris Mahmood², Azmani Wahab³, Kasemani Embong³, Nor Azimi Yunus³

Affiliations

¹ Setiu District Health Office, Bandar Permaisuri, Setiu, Malaysia.
² Dungun District Health Office, Dungun, Malaysia.
³ Terengganu State Health Department, Wisma Persekutuan, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

PMID: 33512265
DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1876913

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Humans
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2*