Importance of nucleic acid detection
The importance of nucleic acid detection is that it can help to determine whether a patient is infected by a pathogen, thus facilitating targeted treatment. Different pathogens have their own specific nucleic acids. Through nucleic acid detection, it can be determined whether there is virus infection in the patient's specimen and what kind of pathogen infection it is.
By detecting the nucleic acid of the patient's nasopharyngeal swab, we can judge whether there is virus infection in the patient's respiratory system. For example, novel coronavirus can be preliminarily detected by this method. By detecting the nucleic acid of female cervical cells, it can be determined whether the patient is infected with human papillomavirus, and fewer pathogens can be detected in the patient. This method has high sensitivity.
As an important detection method, nucleic acid detection can effectively help clinicians diagnose diseases and help patients with targeted treatment.