TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - During times like the current Covid-19 pandemic hearing the term ‘PCR test’ is all too familiar for our ears, mainly as it is a test to determine whether a person has contracted ...

Recently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) rejected the request of Maharashtra government to reduce the cycle threshold (CT) value cut-off from 35 to 24 for positivity rate in the RT-PCR ...

Coronavirus pandemic has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. The crisis is at its peak in India.The second wave of covid-19 is becoming frightening and precarious. Hospitals do ...

With COVID-19 pandemic, people across the world are becoming increasingly familiar with scientific terms. One such term that now becomes part of the public vocabulary is ‘Ct value’ which is indicated ...

From symptoms to tests, having knowledge about some common scientific term linked with coronavirus can help you in the early detection of disease and prevention. With the rising number of COVID-19 ...

The art of medicine is taught by the bedside. It involves detailed history-taking, followed by a physical examination which employs the senses of the physician. Humans, however, prefer concrete ...

Amid the ongoing second wave of the pandemic, as states are conducting a higher number of Rt-PCR tests, people are now aware of a new term, called CT value, a score written on the RT-PCR report, if ...

Cycle threshold value denotes whether you are positive or not and a downward revision in the cut-off value is not the right move: Experts With Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) revising the ...

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, you might have heard the term ‘CT value' or ‘CT count' floating around. CT value threshold helps to identify whether a patient is COVID positive or not. Here is ...

Cycle Threshold (CT) refers to the number of cycles needed to amplify the viral RNA to a detectable level. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) explains that cycle threshold (CT) is a measure of ...