Some variants of SARS-CoV-2 are associated with increased transmissibility, increased
disease severity or decreased vaccine effectiveness (VE). In this population-based cohort …

Objectives Antigen rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are
quick, widely available, and inexpensive. Consequently, RDTs have been established as an …

Since late 2021, the variant landscape of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been dominated by the variant of concern (VoC) Omicron and its …

Purpose For rapid detection and tracking of SARS-CoV-2, a simple screening method
alternative to laborious and expensive sequencing is highly desirable. Here, we evaluated …

Background Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 …

This document, endorsed by the IFCC Working Group on SARS-CoV-2 Variants, aims to
update previous indications for diagnosing acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, taking into …

Background Genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 are needed to understand the
epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic. Viral variants may impact routine diagnostic …

Background Results showing that sera from double vaccinated individuals have minimal
neutralizing activity against Omicron have been interpreted as indicating the need for a third …

The year of 2020 was profoundly marked by a global pandemic caused by a strain of
coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the …

An integrated approach combining surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with a
specialized deep learning algorithm to rapidly and accurately detect and quantify SARS …