Microfluidic point-of-care (POC) devices in early diagnosis: A review of opportunities and challenges

SM Yang, S Lv, W Zhang, Y Cui - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The early diagnosis of infectious diseases is critical because it can greatly increase recovery
rates and prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19; however, in many areas with …

A review on the development of gold and silver nanoparticles-based biosensor as a detection strategy of emerging and pathogenic RNA virus

N Ibrahim, ND Jamaluddin, LL Tan, NY Mohd Yusof - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of highly pathogenic and deadly human coronaviruses, namely SARS-CoV
and MERS-CoV within the past two decades and currently SARS-CoV-2, have resulted in …

Post-mortem lung tissue: the fossil record of the pathophysiology and immunopathology of severe COVID-19

L Milross, J Majo, N Cooper, PM Kaye… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The lungs are the main site that is affected in severe COVID-19, and post-mortem lung tissue
provides crucial insights into the pathophysiology of severe disease. From basic histology to …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of the T-SPOTⓇ. COVID test for detecting SARS-CoV-2-responsive T cells

M Kruse, C Dark, M Aspden, D Cochrane… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the performance of the T-SPOT. COVID test for identifying SARS-CoV-
2-responsive T-cells in participants with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods The T-SPOT …

Screening of COVID-19 based on the extracted radiomics features from chest CT images

SM Rezaeijo, R Abedi-Firouzjah… - Journal of X-ray …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
METHODS: The study is carried out on two groups of patients, including 138 patients with
confirmed and 140 patients with suspected COVID-19. We focus on distinguishing …

Prolonged viral shedding and antibody persistence in patients with COVID-19

F Fotouhi, M Salehi-Vaziri, B Farahmand… - Microbes and …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 as a new global threat has affected global population for one year. Despite the
great effort to eradicate this infection, there are still some challenges including different viral …

Immunological Studies to Understand Hybrid/Recombinant Variants of SARS-CoV-2

VP Chavda, T Mishra, S Vuppu - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 virus was present before the onset of the pandemic. It undergoes
evolution, adaptation, and selection to develop variants that gain high transmission rates …

Acupuncture for COVID-19 patient after ventilator weaning: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

W Chi, Y Chen, L Wang, Z Luo, Y Zhang, X Zhu - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: COVID-19 has spread globally since its outbreak in late 2019. It mainly attacks
people's respiratory system. Many patients with severe COVID-19 require a ventilator to …

FDG PET/CT imaging features and clinical utility in COVID-19

R Yeh, A Elsakka, R Wray, RP Johnston, NC Gangai… - Clinical Imaging, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the imaging findings and potential clinical utility of FDG PET/CT in
patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Methods We performed a single institution …

COVID-19 diagnostics: a panoramic view on its present scenario, challenges and solutions

M Quraishi, SK Upadhyay, A Nigam - … of the National Academy of Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
The initial strategy to curb the surge of novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is prevention
and quarantine, which are dependent on early diagnosis. The latest commercial diagnostic …