Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the most sensitive
and specific assay and, therefore, is the “gold standard” diagnostic method for the diagnosis …

SARS-CoV-2 is very contagious and has rapidly spread globally. Due to various
symptomatic and asymptomatic cases and the possibility of asymptomatic transmission …

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has triggered an extraordinary collapse of
healthcare systems and hundred thousand of deaths worldwide. Following the declaration of …

Abstract Objectives The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has created an unprecedented need for
rapid large-scale diagnostic testing to prompt clinical and public health interventions …

Background To compare the diagnostic efficacy between two different real‐time reverse
transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) test kits for severe acute respiratory …

With emergence of pandemic COVID-19, rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is essential.
This study compared laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) used for the detection of SARS-CoV …

Transmission mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 requires the availability of accurate and sensitive
detection methods. There are several commercial ad hoc molecular diagnostic kits currently …

Background So far, one of the major drawbacks of the available molecular assays for the
diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the need …

Rapid and sensitive screening of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) is essential to limit the spread of the global pandemic we are facing. Quantitative real …

The outbreak of the new human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (also known as 2019-nCoV)
continues to increase globally. The real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain …