Background COVID‐19 illness is highly variable, ranging from infection with no symptoms
through to pneumonia and life‐threatening consequences. Symptoms such as fever, cough …

Background Specific diagnostic tests to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and resulting COVID‐19 disease are not always available …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant global event in the history of infectious diseases.
The SARS-CoV-2 appears to have originated from bats but is now easily transmissible …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel
pathogen causing the current worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Objective Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) emerged as a
global pandemic in early 2020 with rapidly evolving approaches to diagnosing the clinical …

Methods A systematic review using Medline/PubMed, Scopus, and Google scholar has been
conducted. In the current systematic review and meta-analysis, the articles published in the …

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the comorbidities, symptoms, clinical
characteristics and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Epidemiological studies published in …

Objective To collate the evidence on the accuracy parameters of all available diagnostic
methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2. Methods A systematic review with meta-analysis was …

Background The diagnostic challenges associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in
rapid development of diagnostic test methods for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Serology …

Importance The ability to identify patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the
prehospital emergency setting could inform strategies for infection control and use of …