Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Naat Vs Pcr
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Nucleic acid amplification test naat vs pcr. How does the test work. Added guidance for covid testing of patients without covid 19 symptoms. Covid 19 testing guidance version 1 72 revised. Multiplex nat or single virus nat may involve amplification or may just target a specific sequence for detection as in a fish test.
Carefully defined polymerase chain reaction is a technology for amplifying dna sequences. Interpreting the results of nucleic acid amplification testing nat. Although you can use pcr to perform various. Notice that using this definition pcr is not a test in and of itself.
6 5 2020 covid 19 testing guidance nucleic acid amplification pcr testing 6 5 2020 updates from prior version 1. Many pcr methods are not specific enough and can amplify more. The nat works by detecting rna specific to the sars cov 2 virus that causes covid 19 infection after rna has been extracted from the specimen and then amplified in the laboratory. Or pcr tests for covid 19 in the respiratory tract april 30 2020 1.