Key Clinical Points Rapid Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)
that are authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to diagnose severe acute …

Since autumn 2020, rapid antigen tests (RATs) have been implemented in several countries
as an important pillar of the national testing strategy to rapidly screen for infections on site …

The emergence of each novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) requires investigation
of its potential impact on the performance of diagnostic tests in use, including antigen …

Introduction Effective cell-based production processes of virus particles are the foundation
for the global availability of classical vaccines, gene therapeutic vectors, and viral oncolytic …

Background Antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) for SARS-CoV-2 are
important diagnostic tools. We assessed clinical performance and ease-of-use of seven Ag …

Given the emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, the performance of
available diagnostics for these new variants should be investigated. SARS-CoV-2 antigen …

Since late 2021, the variant landscape of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been dominated by the variant of concern (VoC) Omicron and its …

Importance Variants of SARS-CoV-2 have sequence variations in the viral genome that may
alter the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests. Objective To assess the analytical and clinical …

In the COVID-19 pandemic era, antibody testing against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has proven an invaluable tool and herein we highlight some of …

The gold standard test available for detecting COVID–19 patients is Real Time RT–PCR.
However, this method is expensive, needing special equipment and skilled laboratory staff …