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Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  24
Citations -  1222

Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coronavirus & Middle East respiratory syndrome. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 858 citations. Previous affiliations of Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel include Battelle Memorial Institute & National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

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US CDC Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR Panel for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

TL;DR: A diagnostic panel consisting of 3 real-time reverse transcription PCR assays targeting the nucleocapsid gene and evaluated use of these assays for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection, which obtained no false-positive amplifications with other human coronaviruses or common respiratory pathogens.
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First 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States

Stephanie A Kujawski, +177 more
- 12 Mar 2020 - 
TL;DR: In 12 patients with mild to moderately severe illness, SARS-CoV-2 RNA and viable virus were detected early, and prolonged RNA detection suggests the window for diagnosis is long.