Analytical sensitivity and clinical sensitivity of the three rapid antigen detection kits for detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

RAD kits for diagnosing COVID-19 patients are available in the market. Clinical sensitivity of RAD kits ranged from 22.9%-71.4% for detecting SARS-CoV...

Characteristics and predictors of hospitalization and death in the first 11 122 cases with a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in Denmark: a nationwide cohort

We examined characteristics and predictors of hospitalization and death in a nationwide cohort of all Danish individuals tested for severe acute respi...

Detection of SARS-COV N2 Gene: Very low amounts of viral RNA or false positive?

In 17 out of 36 positive patients, very low viral RNA copies were suspected since positivity was detected at high Ct. We confirmed positivity for pati...

Combined throat/nasal swab sampling for SARS-CoV-2 is equivalent to nasopharyngeal sampling

We compared the combined throat/nasal sampling with. nasopharyngeal sampling for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers suspected of. COVID-19....

Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison

Four commercial, widely available assays and a scalable 384-well ELISA can be used for SARS-CoV-2 serological testing. All assays achieved a sensitivi...

COVID-19 in a cohort of pregnant women and their descendants, the MOACC-19 study

The Mother and Child COVID-19 study is a cohort recruiting pregnant women and their children in Cantabria, North of Spain. The aim is to ascertain con...

Echocardiographic Features of Cardiac Injury Related to COVID-19 and Their Prognostic Value: A Systematic Review

Echocardiographic features of cardiac injury related to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their prognostic value are scattered in the...

The role of Chinese medicine in COVID-19 pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chinese medicine has been used to treat Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in China. A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical...

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