Point of care molecular and antigen detection tests for COVID-19: current status and future prospects

W Stokes, BM Berenger, AA Venner… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
has been critical to support and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Point of care …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and diagnosis of respiratory diseases using metamaterial based sensitive terahertz impedance spectroscopy

R Sengupta, H Khand, G Sarusi - Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing LC resonant metamaterials (MM) for terahertz (THz) impedance spectroscopy has
opened new avenues for detection of biomolecules and nanoparticles. A recent revelation …

Modeling SARS‐CoV‐2 True Infections in Catalonia through a Digital Twin

P Fonseca i Casas, J Garcia i Subirana… - Advanced Theory …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A dynamic view of the evolution of the infections of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Catalonia using a
Digital Twin approach that forecasts the true infection curve is presented. The forecast model …

Real world outcomes of distributing Lucira Check-It® COVID self-tests in Ontario, Canada: the GetaKit COVID study

L Orser, JE Squires, A Musten, N Ho, J Lindsay… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ontario, Canada we developed and implemented an online
screening algorithm for the distribution of HIV self-tests, known as GetaKit. During the COVID …

Exploring a COVID‐19 Endemic Scenario: High‐Resolution Agent‐Based Modeling of Multiple Variants

A Truszkowska, L Zino, S Butail… - Advanced theory …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our efforts as a society to combat the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic are continuously
challenged by the emergence of new variants. These variants can be more infectious than …

Sensitivity of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 during the Omicron variant outbreak among players and staff members of the Japan Professional Football League and …

M Murakami, H Sato, T Irie, M Kamo, W Naito… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Rapid antigen tests have been used to prevent the spread of the COVID-19;
however, there have been concerns about their decreased sensitivity to the Omicron variant …

Avoiding false-positive SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test results with point-of-care molecular testing on residual test buffer

JJ LeBlanc, GR McCracken, B Goodall… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) have been widely used for the detection of
SARS-CoV-2 during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In settings of low …

SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron BA. 5: riding the seventh wave in Central Canada

T Li, A Yung, C Tran, M Boulet - Influenza and other …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 529 variant (Omicron) has spread aggressively around the world
with rapid transmission in Canada identified within days of its classification as a variant of …

Viral Dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

M Science, J Orkin, B Maguire, A Bitnun… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background There are limited data on the viral dynamics of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children. Understanding viral load changes over …

Evaluating Policies to Decrease the Risk of Introducing SARS-CoV-2 Infections to Nursing Home Facilities

JW Adams, K Jones, S Preiss… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
We used an individual-based microsimulation model of North Carolina to determine what
facility-level policies would result in the greatest reduction in the number of individuals with …