Diagnostic tests for coronavirus disease 2019. what happens behind the assays?

Abstract:

Pandemic caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) shows a plethora of clinical manifestations from the absence of symptoms to the development of pneumonia and even death. Nowadays, the number of new infections estimated to stem from a single COVID-19 case is between 2 and 3. For this reason, a rapid diagnosis will allow the massive screening of the population and the isolation of carriers and asymptomatic people. However, selecting an appropriate diagnostic test might be highly relevant, depending on the prevalence of the illness and the population to be tested. This communication has as purpose to describe the methodological tests employed to the COVID-19 diagnosis and analyze the pros and cons of them.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• covid-19
• Q-RT-PCR
• diagnosis
• immunoassays

Fuente:

scopus