Tools and techniques for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/COVID-19 detection

SH Safiabadi Tali, JJ LeBlanc, Z Sadiq… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and …

[HTML][HTML] Reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 with patient-collected swabs and saline gargles: a three-headed comparison on multiple molecular platforms

JJ LeBlanc, J Pettipas, M Di Quinzio… - Journal of Virological …, 2021 - Elsevier
With increasing demands for SARS-CoV-2 testing, as well as the shortages for testing
supplies, collection devices, and trained healthcare workers (HCWs) to collect specimens …

Retrospective testing of respiratory specimens for COVID-19 to assess for earlier SARS-CoV-2 infections in Alberta, Canada

JN Kanji, M Diggle, DE Bulman… - Official Journal of …, 2021 - jammi.utpjournals.press
Background: The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Alberta, Canada,
was confirmed on March 5, 2020. Because the virus testing criteria had changed …