“The new Omicron VOC currently poses a detection challenge for diagnostic laboratories. At the moment there is uncertainty in the diagnostic performance of the available PCR assays, as all information obtainable at this early stage is based on companies’ in silico evaluations. For many of the systems, hardly any real-world evidence is available yet.” https://smw.ch/article/doi/smw.2021.w30120 In order… Continue reading The PCR S Gene Dropout: Turning Failure Into A Positive