COVID-19 diagnostics in context

Weissleder, Ralph; Lee, Hakho; Ko, Jina; Pittet, Mikaël

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1931

Scientific article

Review

English

COVID-19 diagnostics in context

ContributorsWeissleder, Ralph; Lee, Hakho; Ko, Jina; Pittet, Mikaël

Published inScience Translational Medicine, vol. 12, no. 546, eabc1931

Publication date2020

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for different types of diagnostics, comparative validation of new tests, faster approval by federal agencies, and rapid production of test kits to meet global demands. In this Perspective, we discuss the utility and challenges of current diagnostics for COVID-19.

Keywords

Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Viral/analysis
Betacoronavirus/genetics/immunology
COVID-19
Clinical Laboratory Techniques/economics/methods
Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis/epidemiology/immunology
Costs and Cost Analysis
Cross Reactions
Humans
Immunity
Innate
Pandemics
Pneumonia
Viral/diagnosis/epidemiology/immunology
RNA
Viral/analysis/genetics
SARS-CoV-2
Serologic Tests/methods
Translational Medical Research
United States/epidemiology
Viral Load/immunology

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Not a UNIGE publication

Research groups

Comprendre et manipuler le système immunitaire pour lutter contre le cancer (1024)

Citation (ISO format)

WEISSLEDER, Ralph et al. COVID-19 diagnostics in context. In: Science Translational Medicine, 2020, vol. 12, n° 546, p. eabc1931. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1931

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:154001
DOI : 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1931
PMID : 32493791

Journal ISSN1946-6234

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