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TEST MOLECULAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Molecular tests detect the genetic material of a virus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biochimie
OBS

Les tests moléculaires détectent le matériel génétique d'un virus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Prueba de diagnóstico que detecta material genético viral mediante técnicas de laboratorio como, por ejemplo, la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa.

CONT

Existen tres pruebas diferentes que permiten saber si una persona está infectada con la COVID-19: las pruebas moleculares, las de antígeno y las serológicas. Las moleculares y las de antígeno son pruebas de diagnóstico y las serológicas son pruebas de anticuerpos.

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