FOI/202000127405 · FOI · unclear
COVID-19 PCR test amplification cycle number: FOI release
Information requested
What limits on amplication on the PCR test does Scotland use and/or recommend?
Please send me any directive or letter authorising this.
Response
On 21 December Public Health Scotland published an updated version of Covid-19 Laboratory Testing - Frequently Asked Questions. You can find it here:
HPS Website - COVID-19 - laboratory testing frequently asked questions (scot.nhs.uk)
Each manufacturer of the RT-PCR test will recommend a differing maximum amplification cycle number when determining the presence of SARS CoV-2, but a maximum of around 40 amplification cycles is typically recommended by test manufacturers.
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