Covid 19 n gene (detected, ct-29)

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Received my rt pcr test as negative although amongst rdrp, e gene, n gene, RNaseP, n gene is detected and ct value is 29. over all report says im negative but what is n gene value? is it false negative?

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Dr. Pujitha S N

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Need to see the report before coming to conclusions

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Dr. Kamalkishore Laddha General Physician 38 yrs exp Akola · Accepted Answer

Dr. Kamalkishore Laddha

General Physician 38 yrs exp Akola

Any thing below ct 40 is positive. These are ICMR guidelines

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Test can be false negative as the efficacy of test is 70 percentage

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Repeat test after 7 days if symptoms persist

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