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 …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has claimed around 6.4 million lives worldwide. The disease
symptoms range from mild flu-like infection to life-threatening complications. The …

Objectives Several cases of reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from human to pets were
reported during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the World …

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 …

More than one year since Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, the
gold standard technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Accurate molecular diagnostic tests are necessary for confirming a diagnosis of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) and for identifying asymptomatic carriage of severe acute …

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 …

COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health systems worldwide, particularly affecting
developing countries in Latin America like Ecuador. In this report, we exposed the …

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 …

Background Although RT-qPCR remains the gold-standard for COVID-19 diagnosis, anti-
SARS-CoV-2 serology-based assays have been widely used during 2020 as an alternative …