Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019

KE Hanson, AM Caliendo, CA Arias… - Clinical infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
IDSA Disclaimer As of the time of this publication, updates have been made to IDSA's
Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19. For the most updated version of these guidelines …

Understanding, verifying, and implementing emergency use authorization molecular diagnostics for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

SL Mitchell, K St. George, DD Rhoads… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has brought
a new wave of challenges to health care, particularly in the area of rapid diagnostic test …

[HTML][HTML] IFCC interim guidelines on molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection

MK Bohn, N Mancini, TP Loh, CB Wang… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
globally has relied extensively on molecular testing, contributing vitally to case identification …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2: interim guidance, 11 September 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
This document provides interim guidance to laboratories and other stakeholders involved in
diagnostics for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It covers …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleic acid amplification tests on respiratory samples for the diagnosis of coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Hellou, A Górska, F Mazzaferri, E Cremonini… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Management and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relies on
reliable diagnostic testing. Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) of …

COVID-19 testing: impact of prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity on patient risk and cost

ZC Brooks, S Das - American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To illustrate how patient risk and clinical costs are driven by false-positive and
false-negative results. Methods Molecular, antigen, and antibody testing are the mainstay to …

Clinical performance of SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests

DA Green, J Zucker, LF Westblade… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the
gold standard for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostic tools: a focus on detection technologies and limitations

A Qasem, AM Shaw, E Elkamel, SA Naser - Current issues in molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses a severe threat to human health and the …

Challenges and controversies to testing for COVID-19

MJ Binnicker - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has placed the clinical
laboratory and testing for SARS-CoV-2 front and center in the worldwide discussion of how …

False-positive and false-negative COVID-19 cases: respiratory prevention and management strategies, vaccination, and further perspectives

DS Mouliou, KI Gourgoulianis - Expert review of respiratory …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: A novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) was reported via nucleic acid identification in December, 2019. Accuracy of SARS …