Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS‐CoV‐2

T Fox, J Geppert, J Dinnes, K Scandrett… - Cochrane database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The diagnostic challenges associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in
rapid development of diagnostic test methods for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Serology …

Estimating the extent of asymptomatic COVID-19 and its potential for community transmission: systematic review and meta-analysis

O Byambasuren, M Cardona, K Bell… - Official Journal of …, 2020 - jammi.utpjournals.press
Background: Knowing the prevalence of true asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) cases is critical for designing mitigation measures against the pandemic. We …

The evolving role of preprints in the dissemination of COVID-19 research and their impact on the science communication landscape

N Fraser, L Brierley, G Dey, JK Polka, M Pálfy… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The world continues to face a life-threatening viral pandemic. The virus underlying the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 …

Assay techniques and test development for COVID-19 diagnosis

LJ Carter, LV Garner, JW Smoot, Y Li, Q Zhou… - 2020 - ACS Publications
An ongoing theme of the COVID-19 pandemic is the need for widespread availability of
accurate and efficient diagnostic testing for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and antiviral …

Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting

AWD Edridge, J Kaczorowska, ACR Hoste, M Bakker… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
A key unsolved question in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is
the duration of acquired immunity. Insights from infections with the four seasonal human …

Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States

SL Wu, AN Mertens, YS Crider, A Nguyen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Accurate estimates of the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection are critical to informing pandemic
response. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the US do not capture the total burden of the …

[HTML][HTML] Orthogonal SARS-CoV-2 serological assays enable surveillance of low-prevalence communities and reveal durable humoral immunity

TJ Ripperger, JL Uhrlaub, M Watanabe, R Wong… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
We conducted a serological study to define correlates of immunity against SARS-CoV-2.
Compared to those with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, individuals with …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Galanis, I Vraka, D Fragkou, A Bilali… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a high-risk population for
infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Aim To …

[HTML][HTML] Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data

JPA Ioannidis - Bulletin of the world health organization, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To estimate the infection fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from
seroprevalence data. Methods I searched PubMed and preprint servers for COVID-19 …

Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US: Study examines impact on COVID-19 growth rates …

W Lyu, GL Wehby - Health affairs, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
State policies mandating public or community use of face masks or covers in mitigating the
spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are hotly contested. This study provides …