Tools and techniques for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/COVID-19 detection

SH Safiabadi Tali, JJ LeBlanc, Z Sadiq… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021‏ - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and …

Laboratory diagnosis of emerging human coronavirus infections–the state of the art

MJ Loeffelholz, YW Tang - Emerging microbes & infections, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
The three unprecedented outbreaks of emerging human coronavirus (HCoV) infections at
the beginning of the twenty-first century have highlighted the necessity for readily available …

Molecular diagnosis of COVID-19: challenges and research needs

W Feng, AM Newbigging, C Le, B Pang… - Analytical …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 primarily relies on the detection of RNA of the SARS-CoV-
2 virus, the causative infectious agent of the pandemic. Reverse transcription polymerase …

Community-acquired respiratory viruses in transplant patients: diversity, impact, unmet clinical needs

MG Ison, HH Hirsch - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019‏ - journals.asm.org
Patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation (SOT) or allogeneic hematopoietic cell
transplantation (HCT) are at increased risk for infectious complications. Community-acquired …

COVID‐19: nasal and oropharyngeal swab

G Petruzzi, A De Virgilio, B Pichi, F Mazzola… - Head & …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Performing a proper nasal and oropharyngeal swab procedure is essential in the screening
of COVID‐19 infection. The video illustration of nasal and oropharyngeal swab is presented …

Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 emergence amidst community-acquired respiratory viruses

K Leuzinger, T Roloff, R Gosert… - The Journal of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in
China as the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 in December 2019 and reached Europe by …

Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses in children under two years old during COVID-19 pandemic: a monocentric retrospective study in Milan, Italy

G Ippolito, A La Vecchia, G Umbrello, G Di Pietro… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: The containment measures adopted during COVID-19 pandemic have
influenced the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses. Aim: We analyzed the modification …

Posterior oropharyngeal saliva for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

SCY Wong, H Tse, HK Siu, TS Kwong… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put tremendous
pressure on the healthcare system worldwide. Diagnostic testing remained one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the TCR repertoire to solve the COVID-19 mystery

L Gutierrez, J Beckford, H Alachkar - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2020‏ - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected several
millions and killed more than quarter of a million worldwide to date. Important questions …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic on common childhood respiratory viruses–An epidemiological study based on …

Q Ye, H Liu - Microbes and Infection, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Considering common childhood respiratory viruses and SARS-CoV-2 share similar
transmission routes, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent SARS-CoV-2 may …