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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1665-1146</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-1146</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Salud, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1665-11462021000300171</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/bmhim.20000210</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analytical recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 identification by RT-PCR in pediatric patients]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Recomendaciones analíticas para la identificación de SARS-CoV-2 por RT-PCR en pacientes pediátricos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parra-Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Israel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vilchis-Ordoñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Briceida]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Angeles-Floriano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez Subdirección de Servicios Auxiliares de Diagnóstico ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>78</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>171</fpage>
<lpage>180</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-11462021000300171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-11462021000300171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-11462021000300171&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and is currently listed as a global public health emergency. Timely identification and protocol implementations for molecular detection of this virus are vital for medical decision-making. Identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases is based on detection of the virus RNA by molecular tests, particularly real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Technical and operational details specific to each center must be considered to perform the molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric patients. The term “qualified laboratories” involves laboratories in which all users, analysts, and anyone reporting results are trained to develop and interpret results through a procedure implemented previously by an instructor. Such knowledge is essential in detecting and identifying errors during each of its phases: pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical, which allow the establishment of continuous improvement policies to ensure the quality of the results, but above all, the physical integrity of health workers.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La enfermedad por coronavirus de 2019 (COVID-19), causada por el coronavirus del síndrome respiratorio agudo grave 2 (SARS-CoV-2), está catalogada actualmente como una emergencia de salud pública mundial. La oportuna identificación y la implementación de protocolos para la detección molecular de este virus son de vital importancia para la toma de decisiones médicas. La identificación de los casos de infección por SARS-CoV-2 se basa en la detección de ARN del virus mediante pruebas moleculares, específicamente la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa de transcripción inversa (RT-PCR) en tiempo real. Existen detalles particulares de cada centro, tanto técnicos como operacionales, que deben considerarse para llevar a cabo el diagnóstico molecular de SARS-CoV-2 en pacientes pediátricos. El término «laboratorios calificados» se refiere a laboratorios en los cuales todos los usuarios, los analistas y cualquier persona que reporta resultados están capacitados para el desarrollo y la interpretación de estos a través de un procedimiento previo implementado por un instructor. Dichos conocimientos son indispensables para la detección y la identificación de errores durante el proceso en cada una de sus fases: preanalítica, analítica y posanalítica. Además, permiten establecer políticas de mejora continua que aseguran la calidad de los resultados, pero sobre todo la integridad física de los trabajadores de la salud.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[RT-PCR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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