The Value of Pre-operative Testing for COVID-19 in Urological Patients

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Vasileios Bonatsos
Asif Raza

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According to the World Health Organisation there have been 30,055,710 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 933,433 confirmed deaths across 216 countries globally. The availability of the complete SARS-CoV-2 genome relatively early in the epidemic has enabled the development of tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. There are two broad categories of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests currently in use or development: (1) Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and (2) serology tests. RT-PCR is considered the gold standard and preferred method of diagnosis of acute infection. There is, however, a plethora of laboratory-developed and commercial RT-PCR assays with different gene targets. We discuss the value of pre-operative testing for COVID-19 before urological surgery.

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Bonatsos, V., & Raza , A. (2020). The Value of Pre-operative Testing for COVID-19 in Urological Patients. Journal of Endoluminal Endourology, 3(3), e29-e34. https://doi.org/10.22374/jeleu.v3i3.98
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