Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 7; p. 1270
• Main Authors: Gitman, Melissa R., Shaban, Maryia V., Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E., Sordillo, Emilia M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.07.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Binding sites; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Ct value; Diagnostic tests; Disease transmission; Genomes; Infections; Lavage; Mutation; NAAT; Pandemics; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Pneumonia; Proteins; rapid antigen test; Review; RNA polymerase; RT-LAMP; RT-PCR; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Supply chains; Viruses; COVID-19; RT-LAMP; point of care testing; NAAT; RT-PCR; rapid antigen test; Ct value; antibody test

The emergence and rapid proliferation of Coronavirus Disease-2019, throughout the past year, has put an unprecedented strain on the global schema of health infrastructure and health economy. The time-sensitive agenda of identifying the virus in humans and delivering a vaccine to the public constitut...