It’s not a “gold standard” (despite that term being used by every medical person ever asked)
It’s main advantage is that it is very fast and cheap, and does not require cultures. In that manner it is similar to this “vaccine” in that it is fast and cheap to make which pharma loves.
According to the NIH it’s advantages must be carefully balanced with it’s negatives which include;
1) False positives form comtamination,
2) False negatives,
3) PCR assays may detect microbial pathogens at concentrations below those of previously established gold standard reference methods. Distinguishing whether this result represents a false-positive finding and establishing the clinical significance of these findings is challenging.
4) Limited detection space for characterizing the detected pathogen
“ It’s not a “gold standard” (despite that term being used by every medical person ever asked)”
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So every Medical Person refers to the PCR as the Gold Standard.
But it’s not.
Says a non-Licensed, non-trained non-medical person.
Ummmmmmm sure. 🤦🏻♂️