Amplification of human β-glucuronidase gene for appraising the accuracy of negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results in upper respiratory tract specimens

J Med Virol. 2021 Jan;93(1):48-50. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26112. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Authors

Eliseo Albert¹, Blanca Ferrer², Ignacio Torres¹, Alicia Serrano², María J Alcaraz¹, Javier Buesa^{1

3}, Carlos Solano^{2

4}, Javier Colomina¹, Felipe Bueno¹, Dixie Huntley¹, Beatriz Olea¹, Arantxa Valdivia¹, David Navarro^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.
² Hematology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.
³ Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
⁴ Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19 / genetics*
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
Female
Glucuronidase / genetics*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Viral / genetics
Respiratory System / virology*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Young Adult

Substances

RNA, Viral
Glucuronidase