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Review
. 2022 Apr;94(4):1357-1365.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.27494. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Advances in laboratory detection methods and technology application of SARS-CoV-2

Xiucai Zhang  1 , Hanyan Meng  1 , Huihui Liu  1 , Qing Ye  1
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Review

Advances in laboratory detection methods and technology application of SARS-CoV-2

Xiucai Zhang et al. J Med Virol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

At present, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is raging worldwide, and the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak caused by SARS-CoV-2 seriously threatens the life and health of all humankind. There is no specific medicine for novel coronavirus yet. So, laboratory diagnoses of novel coronavirus as soon as possible and isolation of the source of infection play a vital role in preventing and controlling the epidemic. Therefore, selecting appropriate detection techniques and methods is particularly important to improve the efficiency of disease diagnosis and treatment and to curb the outbreak of infectious diseases. In this paper, virus nucleic acid, protein, and serum immunology were reviewed to provide a reference for further developing virus detection technology to provide better prevention and treatment strategies and research ideas for clinicians and researchers.

Keywords: NAAT; SARS-CoV-2; antigen; sequencing; serum.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

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Figure 1
Timeline of communication and development in novel coronavirus. COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; RT‐PCR, reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction; SARS‐CoV‐2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; WHO, World Health Organization
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Figure 2
Methods and techniques for detecting or identifying severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in novel coronavirus. CLIA, chemiluminescence; ELISA, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay; LFIA, lateral flow immunoassay; NEAR, nick enzyme‐assisted reaction; RT‐LAMP, reverse transcription‐loop‐mediated isothermal amplification; RT‐PCR, reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction; RT‐RPA, reverse transcription‐recombinase polymerase amplification; TMA, transcription‐mediated amplification
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