Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2024; 29(1): 59-62
Published online June 30, 2024 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2024.29.1.59
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Young Ah Kim , Banseok Kim, Kyoung Ho Roh
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
Correspondence to: Young Ah Kim
E-mail: yakim@nhimc.or.kr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9624-0126
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).
The rapid COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test using Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and the conventional COVID-19 PCR test using Standard M nCoV Detection were compared after matching for sex, age, and hospitalization period. The rapid COVID-19 PCR test group exhibited shorter turnaround time and emergency department stay.
Keywords: COVID-19, Polymerase chain reaction, Rapid test, Conventional test
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