Comparison of real-time and droplet digital PCR to detect and quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA in plasma.

Ana P TedimRaquel AlmansaMarta Domínguez-GilMilagros González-RiveraDariela MicheloudPablo RyanRaúl MéndezNatalia Blanca-LópezFelipe Pérez-GarcíaElena BustamanteJosé Manuel GómezCristina DoncelWysali TrapielloAlyson A KelvinRyan BoothAli Toloue OstadgavahiRuth OneizatCarolina PuertasFerrán BarbéRicard FerrerRosario MenéndezJesús F Bermejo-MartinJosé María EirosDavid J KelvinAntoni Torres

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2021)

Both methods yielded similar prevalence of RNAemia between groups, with ICU patients showing the highest (>85%). RT-qPCR was as useful as ddPCR to detect and quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia in plasma.

Keyphrases

sars cov
end stage renal disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
risk factors
prognostic factors
coronavirus disease