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  • 40 Years
  • 27/04/2023

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Why do the results of the RT-PCR test take 5-6 hours?

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Dr. Dr Bhanu Prakash

Dr Bhanu Prakash

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  • MBBS
  • AFIH
  • Advanced certificate in critical care medicine
  • Fellowship in critical care medicine
  • 10+ Yrs
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The COVID-19 RT-PCR test is a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in upper and lower respiratory specimens.

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