COVID-19 Diagnosis: A Review of Rapid Antigen, RT-PCR and Artificial Intelligence Methods

Overview

Journal Bioengineering (Basel)

Date 2022 Apr 21

PMID 35447713

Authors

Raphael Taiwo Aruleba

Tayo Alex Adekiya

Nimibofa Ayawei

George Obaido

Kehinde Aruleba

Ibomoiye Domor Mienye

Idowu Aruleba

Blessing Ogbuokiri

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Abstract

As of 27 December 2021, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 278 million persons and caused 5.3 million deaths. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, different methods, from medical to artificial intelligence, have been used for its detection, diagnosis, and surveillance. Meanwhile, fast and efficient point-of-care (POC) testing and self-testing kits have become necessary in the fight against COVID-19 and to assist healthcare personnel and governments curb the spread of the virus. This paper presents a review of the various types of COVID-19 detection methods, diagnostic technologies, and surveillance approaches that have been used or proposed. The review provided in this article should be beneficial to researchers in this field and health policymakers at large.

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