[HTML][HTML] Current trends in COVID-19 diagnosis and its new variants in physiological fluids: Surface antigens, antibodies, nucleic acids, and RNA sequencing

M Mostafa, A Barhoum, E Sehit, H Gewaid… - TrAC Trends in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid, highly sensitive, and accurate virus circulation monitoring techniques are critical to
limit the spread of the virus and reduce the social and economic burden. Therefore, point-of …

The Diagnostic Performance of Various Clinical Specimens for the Detection of COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of RT-PCR Studies

KSA Al-Shaibari, HAL Mousa, MAA Alqumber… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The diagnostic performance of numerous clinical specimens to diagnose
COVID-19 through RT-PCR techniques is very important, and the test result outcome is still …

Evaluation of PastoCovac plus vaccine as a booster dose on vaccinated individuals with inactivated COVID-19 vaccine

B Farahmand, MS Larijani, F Fotouhi, A Biglari… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
COVID-19 pandemic has been managed through global vaccination programs. However,
the antibody waning in various types of vaccines came to notice. Hereby, PastoCovac Plus …

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 in Slovakia using a novel, multiplexed RT-qPCR assay

K Boršová, ED Paul, V Kováčová, M Radvánszka… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence of a novel SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 variant sparked global alarm due to
increased transmissibility, mortality, and uncertainty about vaccine efficacy, thus …

Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection using quantitative peptide enrichment LC-MS analysis

A Hober, KH Tran-Minh, D Foley, T McDonald… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Reliable, robust, large-scale molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential for monitoring
the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We have developed a scalable analytical approach to …

Performance verification of five commercial RT-qPCR diagnostic kits for SARS-CoV-2

M Yang, S Cao, Y Liu, Z Zhang, R Zheng, Y Li… - Clinica Chimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has
caused a global pandemic beginning in 2020, can be detected by reverse-transcription …

[HTML][HTML] Crucial contribution of the universities to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Ecuador: Lessons for developing countries

D Santander-Gordon, GA Iturralde, B Freire-Paspuel… - One Health, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health systems worldwide, particularly affecting
developing countries in Latin America like Ecuador. In this report, we exposed the …

Analytical sensitivity and clinical performance of" COVID-19 RT-PCR Real TM FAST (CY5)(ATGen, Uruguay) and" ECUGEN SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR"(UDLA …

B Freire-Paspuel, D Morales-Jadan… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Dozens of commercial RT-qPCR kits for SARS-CoV-2 detection are available
with or without Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by FDA or other regulatory agencies …

Current diagnostic approaches to detect two important betacoronaviruses: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory …

ZX Chong, WPP Liew, HK Ong, CY Yong… - … -Research and Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are two common betacoronaviruses, which are still …

A rapid real-time polymerase chain reaction-based live virus microneutralization assay for detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in blood/serum

SH Abidi, K Imtiaz, A Kanji, S Qaiser, E Khan, K Iqbal… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Individuals recovering from COVID-19 are known to have antibodies against
the Spike and other structural proteins. Antibodies against Spike have been shown to …