A Review on Current Diagnostic Techniques for COVID-19

Overview

Journal Expert Rev Mol Diagn

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2021 Feb 17

PMID 33593219

Citations 14

Authors

Islam El Jaddaoui

Malika Allali

Sanae Raoui

Sofia Sehli

Nihal Habib

Bouchra Chaouni

Najib Al Idrissi

Najwa Benslima

Wissal Maher

Houda Benrahma

Noureddine Hamamouch

Kamal El Bissati

Sahar El Kasmi

Salsabil Hamdi

Youssef Bakri

Chakib Nejjari

Saaid Amzazi

Hassan Ghazal

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Abstract

Introduction: SARS-Cov-2 first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and spread all over the world soon after that. Given the infectious nature ofSARS-CoV-2, fast and accurate diagnosis tools are important to detect the virus. In this review, we discuss the different diagnostic tests that are currently being implemented in laboratories and provide a description of various COVID-19 kits.

Areas Covered: We summarize molecular techniques that target the viral load, serological methods used for SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies detection as well as newly developed faster assays for the detection of SARS-COV 2 in various biological samples.

Expert Opinion: In the light of the widespread pandemic, the massive diagnosis of COVID-19, using various detection techniques, appears to be the most effective strategy for monitoring and containing its propagation.

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