2020
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Question
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a guideline for RT-PCR based pooled sampling for migrants, returnees from abroad, and green zones. What is the full form of P in RT-PCR?
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Polyamide
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Polymerase
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Polymer
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Polyester
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pooling-sometimes referred to as pool testing or pooled testing-means combining the same type of specimen from several people and conducting one NAAT laboratory test on the combined pool of specimens to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Detailed explanation-2: -A. pooled testing algorithm involves the PCR screening of a specimen pool comprising. multiple individual patient specimens, followed by individual testing (pool de- convolution. ) only if a pool screens positive.
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