Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review
Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2. This disease was first identified in December 2019 and rapidly developed into a challenge to the public health systems around the world. In the absence of a vaccine and specific therapies, disease c...
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author | Juliana Lemos Dal Pizzol Vanusa Pousada da Hora Ana Júlia Reis Júlia Vianna Ivy Ramis Andrea von Groll Pedro Almeida da Silva |
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description | Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2. This disease was first identified in December 2019 and rapidly developed into a challenge to the public health systems around the world. In the absence of a vaccine and specific therapies, disease control and promotion of patient health are strongly dependent on a rapid and accurate diagnosis. This review describes the main laboratory approaches to making a diagnosis of COVID-19 and identifying those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. |
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spelling | doaj.art-627c9640fbf441849ae70dcb82e8af102022-12-22T03:28:51ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492020-08-015310.1590/0037-8682-0451-2020Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-reviewJuliana Lemos Dal PizzolVanusa Pousada da HoraAna Júlia ReisJúlia ViannaIvy RamisAndrea von GrollPedro Almeida da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-1295Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2. This disease was first identified in December 2019 and rapidly developed into a challenge to the public health systems around the world. In the absence of a vaccine and specific therapies, disease control and promotion of patient health are strongly dependent on a rapid and accurate diagnosis. This review describes the main laboratory approaches to making a diagnosis of COVID-19 and identifying those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100251&tlng=enCOVID-19DiagnosticSerologyMolecularBiomarkers |
spellingShingle | Juliana Lemos Dal Pizzol Vanusa Pousada da Hora Ana Júlia Reis Júlia Vianna Ivy Ramis Andrea von Groll Pedro Almeida da Silva Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical COVID-19 Diagnostic Serology Molecular Biomarkers |
title | Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review |
title_full | Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review |
title_fullStr | Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review |
title_full_unstemmed | Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review |
title_short | Laboratory diagnosis for Covid-19: A mini-review |
title_sort | laboratory diagnosis for covid 19 a mini review |
topic | COVID-19 Diagnostic Serology Molecular Biomarkers |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100251&tlng=en |
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