[HTML][HTML] Saliva-based microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic

TW Pittman, DB Decsi, C Punyadeera, CS Henry - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been a long-standing interest in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics as a tool to
improve patient care because it can provide rapid, actionable results near the patient. Some …

[HTML][HTML] The interface between COVID-19 and bacterial healthcare-associated infections

RF O'Toole - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Background A wide range of bacterial infections occur in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) patients, particularly in those with severe coronaviral disease. Some of these are …

Label-free spectroscopic SARS-CoV-2 detection on versatile nanoimprinted substrates

D Paria, KS Kwok, P Raj, P Zheng, DH Gracias… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Widespread testing and isolation of infected patients is a cornerstone of viral outbreak
management, as underscored during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we report a …

Saliva as a sample type for SARS-CoV-2 detection: implementation successes and opportunities around the globe

ER Tobik, LB Kitfield-Vernon, RJ Thomas… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Symptomatic testing and asymptomatic screening for SARS-CoV-2 continue to
be essential tools for mitigating virus transmission. Though COVID-19 diagnostics initially …

An overview of the pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of endemic human coronaviruses: a reflection on the past and present episodes and …

AJ Kayode, FO Banji-Onisile, AO Olaniran, AI Okoh - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic caught the world by surprise in late 2019
and has held it hostage for months with an increasing number of infections and deaths …

Comparing SARS‐CoV‐2 Viral Load in Human Saliva to Oropharyngeal Swabs, Nasopharyngeal Swabs, and Sputum: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

MRJ Faruque, FJ Bikker… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic review and meta‐analysis were conducted to investigate the SARS‐CoV‐2
viral load in human saliva and compared it with the loads in oropharyngeal swabs …

Diagnostic tools for rapid screening and detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection

SK Pandey, GC Mohanta, V Kumar, K Gupta - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has severely impacted human health and the …

Saliva as an alternative specimen to nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis

L McPhillips, J MacSharry - Access Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Almost 2 years ago, the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) was discovered to be the causative agent of the disease COVID-19 …

Cost-effective proactive testing strategies during COVID-19 mass vaccination: a modelling study

Z Du, L Wang, Y Bai, X Wang, A Pandey… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background As SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are administered worldwide, the COVID-19
pandemic continues to exact significant human and economic costs. Mass testing of …

Lab-in-a-mouth and advanced point-of-care sensing systems: detecting bioinformation from the oral cavity and saliva

C Moonla, DH Lee, D Rokaya, N Rasitanon… - ECS Sensors …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Cavitas sensors and point-of-need sensors capable of providing physical and biochemical
information from the oral cavity and saliva have attracted great attention because they offer …