Screening, Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests for COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review

While molecular testing with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) remains the gold-standard test for COVID-19 diagnosis and screening, more rapid or affordable molecular and antigen testing options have been developed. More affordable, point-of-care antigen testing, despite being less sensit...

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Autores principales: Ulinici, Mariana, Covantev, Serghei, Wingfield-Digby, James, Beloukas, Apostolos, Mathioudakis, Alexander G., Corlateanu, Alexandru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8231764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34198591
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11060561
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Sumario:While molecular testing with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) remains the gold-standard test for COVID-19 diagnosis and screening, more rapid or affordable molecular and antigen testing options have been developed. More affordable, point-of-care antigen testing, despite being less sensitive compared to molecular assays, might be preferable for wider screening initiatives. Simple laboratory, imaging and clinical parameters could facilitate prognostication and triage. This comprehensive review summarises current evidence on the diagnostic, screening and prognostic tests for COVID-19.

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