Diagnostic performance of different sampling approaches for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NNY Tsang, HC So, KY Ng, BJ Cowling… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The comparative performance of different clinical sampling methods for
diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR among populations with suspected infection …

Screening for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR: Saliva or nasopharyngeal swab? Rapid review and meta-analysis

N Ibrahimi, A Delaunay-Moisan, C Hill, G Le Teuff… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Diagnosis of COVID-19 in symptomatic patients and screening of populations
for SARS-CoV-2 infection require access to straightforward, low-cost and high-throughput …

Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 viral-load curves in paired saliva samples and nasal swabs inform appropriate respiratory sampling site and analytical test sensitivity …

ES Savela, A Viloria Winnett, AE Romano… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection is critical to reduce asymptomatic and
presymptomatic transmission, curb the spread of variants, and maximize treatment efficacy …

Diagnosis of SARS-Cov-2 infection by RT-PCR using specimens other than naso-and oropharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VM Moreira, P Mascarenhas, V Machado, J Botelho… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid and accurate testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection is still crucial to mitigate, and
eventually halt, the spread of this disease. Currently, nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics based on nucleic acids amplification: from fundamental concepts to applications and beyond

JM Vindeirinho, E Pinho, NF Azevedo… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Covid-19 pandemic ignited the development of countless molecular methods for the
diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 based either on nucleic acid, or protein analysis, with the first …

Implementation of a pooled surveillance testing program for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in K-12 schools and universities

RP Mendoza, C Bi, HT Cheng, E Gabutan… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The negative impact of continued school closures during the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic warrants the establishment of cost-effective strategies for surveillance …

Population wide testing pooling strategy for SARS-CoV-2 detection using saliva

E Esteves, AK Mendes, M Barros, C Figueiredo… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has forced frequent testing of populations. It is necessary to identify
the most cost-effective strategies for the detection of COVID-19 outbreaks. Nasopharyngeal …

[HTML][HTML] Sample pooling: burden or solution?

N Grobe, A Cherif, X Wang, Z Dong… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Pool-testing strategies combine samples from multiple people and test them as
a group. A pool-testing approach may shorten the screening time and increase the test rate …

[HTML][HTML] Update of guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 in Korea

KH Hong, GJ Kim, KH Roh, H Sung, J Lee… - Annals of Laboratory …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Korea Disease Prevention and
Control Agency have announced guidelines for diagnosing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

One-year update on salivary diagnostic of COVID-19

DC Caixeta, SW Oliveira, L Cardoso-Sousa… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global health problem, which is
challenging healthcare worldwide. In this critical review, we discussed the advantages and …