Detection profile of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR in different types of clinical specimens: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Detection Principle
Review
Testing Method Category
In_silico
Testing Method
meta-analysis
Reported Performance
positive rate: 71.3% (lower respiratory tract (LRT) specimens), 91.8% (Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BLF) specimen), 87.8% (rectal swabs), 68.1% (sputum), 7.6% (oropharyngeal swabs), 1.0% (blood), 0% (urine samples), 32.8% (feces), 45.5% (Nasopharyngeal swab)
Sample Size
8136 samples
Peer-reviewed
yes
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