Improved sensitivity using a dual target, E and RdRp assay for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Experience at a large NHS Foundation Trust in the UK

J Infect. 2021 Jan;82(1):159-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.061. Epub 2020 May 28.

¹ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
² Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Bioinformatics Core, The Medical School, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
⁴ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom; The Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, The Medical School, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: COVID19; E gene; PCR; RdRp gene; SARS-CoV-2; diagnosis.

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