This review aims to explore the role of professional diagnostic rapid testing of acute
respiratory infections (ARIs), especially COVID-19 and influenza, ensuring proper disease …

This review provides a comprehensive summary of evidence to explore the role and value of
differential diagnosis in the management of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) through …

Objectives Many reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) methods exist
that can detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in different matrices. RT-PCR is highly sensitive, although …

Objectives Laboratory testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) has played an important role in the effort to prevent and contain local outbreaks. The …

Objectives In this study, we describe the analytical and clinical performances of the SNIBE
Maglumi SARS-CoV-2 antigen fully-automated chemiluminescent immunoassay (MAG …

Abstract Objectives Given that SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests will represent a pillar for
supporting or surrogating molecular testing in the endemic period, we report here the clinical …

Despite the perhaps overly enthusiastic claims by reputable organizations such as the World
Health Organization (WHO) that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an …

Background This article presents a critical literature review and meta-analysis of diagnostic
performance of Quidel Sofia SARS antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay (FIA), a rapid …

Background Molecular testing is considered the gold standard for the detection of SARS-
CoV-2. This study aimed to compare the performance of the P742H SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic …

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7: 34| https://dx. doi. org/10.21037/jphe-23-50 2.6 times, respectively. When the cost per test …