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. 2020 Aug 5;69(9):1169–1178. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001238

Table 1.

Assessment of heat treatment of universal transport medium specimens on detection sensitivity

Treatment

Sample No.

E-gene RT-qPCR Ct

No heat

Tp (min:s)

Heat

Tp (min:s)

50

21.76

10 : 15

10 : 45

51

24.40

17 : 45

15 : 45

52

15.05

07 : 15

07 : 45

Ct, cycle threshold; Tp, time-to-positive