Rapid, early and accurate SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-qPCR in primary care: a prospective cohort study (REAP-1).

Werner LeberOliver LammelMonika Redlberger-FritzMaria Elisabeth Mustafa-KorningerReingard Christina GlehrJeremy CampBenedikt AgererAlexander LercherAlexandra PopaJakob-Wendelin GengerThomas PenzStephan AberleChristoph BockAndreas BergthalerKarin StiasnyEva-Maria HochstrasserChristian HoellingerAndrea Siebenhofer-Kroitzsch Christopher J Griffiths Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

RT-qPCR testing in primary care can rapidly and accurately detect SARS-CoV-2 among people with flu-like illness in a heterogeneous viral outbreak. Targeted testing in primary care can support national sentinel surveillance of COVID-19.

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coronavirus disease
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cancer therapy
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