[HTML][HTML] Diagnostics for COVID-19: moving from pandemic response to control

RW Peeling, DL Heymann, YY Teo, PJ Garcia - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Diagnostics have proven to be crucial to the COVID-19 pandemic response. There are three
major methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection and their role has evolved during …

Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19: a review of current evidence

S Rahman, MTV Montero, K Rowe… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis, infected millions of
people, and caused a significant number of deaths. SARS-CoV-2 transmits from person to …

Scaling up COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: promises and challenges

RW Peeling, PL Olliaro, DI Boeras… - The Lancet infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
WHO recommends a minimum of 80% sensitivity and 97% specificity for antigen-detection
rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs), which can be used for patients with symptoms consistent …

Ultrafast, sensitive, and portable detection of COVID-19 IgG using flexible organic electrochemical transistors

H Liu, A Yang, J Song, N Wang, P Lam, Y Li… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The outbreak of COVID-19 and its continued spread have seriously threatened public
health. Antibody testing is essential for infection diagnosis, seroepidemiological analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a large nationwide sample of patients on dialysis in the USA: a cross-sectional study

S Anand, M Montez-Rath, J Han, J Bozeman… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Many patients receiving dialysis in the USA share the socioeconomic
characteristics of underserved communities, and undergo routine monthly laboratory testing …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of COVID-19 for controlling the pandemic: A review of the state-of-the-art

N Taleghani, F Taghipour - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2021 - Elsevier
To date, health organizations and countries around the world are struggling to completely
control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Scientists and researchers …

[HTML][HTML] Infectivity of asymptomatic versus symptomatic COVID-19

AA Sayampanathan, CS Heng, PH Pin… - Lancet (London …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 are a potential source of substantial spread within the
community setting. 1 However, little information is available about the infectivity and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 response in Latin America

PJ Garcia, A Alarcón, A Bayer, P Buss… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health
capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify …

Rapid point-of-care COVID-19 diagnosis with a gold-nanoarchitecture-assisted laser-scribed graphene biosensor

T Beduk, D Beduk, JI de Oliveira Filho… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) virus has revealed the urgent need for accurate, rapid, and affordable …

[HTML][HTML] How to interpret and use COVID-19 serology and immunology tests

DSY Ong, PC Fragkou, VA Schweitzer… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Although molecular tests are considered the reference standard for coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostics, serological and immunological tests may be useful in …