Applications of laboratory findings in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of COVID-19

© 2021. The Author(s)..

The worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents us with a serious public health crisis. To combat the virus and slow its spread, wider testing is essential. There is a need for more sensitive, specific, and convenient detection methods of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Advanced detection can greatly improve the ability and accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of COVID-19, which is conducive to the early suitable treatment and supports precise prophylaxis. In this article, we combine and present the latest laboratory diagnostic technologies and methods for SARS-CoV-2 to identify the technical characteristics, considerations, biosafety requirements, common problems with testing and interpretation of results, and coping strategies of commonly used testing methods. We highlight the gaps in current diagnostic capacity and propose potential solutions to provide cutting-edge technical support to achieve a more precise diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19 and to overcome the difficulties with the normalization of epidemic prevention and control.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Signal transduction and targeted therapy - 6(2021), 1 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 316

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Zirui [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Shuo [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yanbing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mengjiao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Minjin [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Binwu [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 20.09.2021

Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41392-021-00731-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329769758