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Comparison of Different PCR Methods for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Based on the Reported Incidence of COVID-19 in Finland

2023-09-08 public and global health Title + abstract only
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The spatial and temporal changes of the COVID-19 pandemic have been monitored with wastewater-based surveillance, which many countries have applied to their national public health monitoring measures. The most commonly used methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater are RT-qPCR and RT-ddPCR. Previous comparisons of the two methods have produced conflicting results; some found RT-ddPCR to be more sensitive, one found RT-qPCR to be more sensitive, and others found them to be equal in se...

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