Kyle:I want to ask you about this new estimate by the CDC four days ago that 51-70% of COVID-19 transmission happens when no symptoms are present. So the presymptomatic or asymptomatic phase of the infection, if you will. What are the implications of this for rapid testing. Dr. Mina:...
Due to the highly infectious nature of SARS-CoV-2 and its ability to be transmitted by asymptomatic individuals1, widespread testing for COVID-19 is critically important to preventing the spread of the virus1. The COVID-19 pandemic has put immense demands on molecular testing infrastructure2,3....
the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 pandemic, and reopen society. The diagnosis of COVID-19 mainly relies on the detection of the coronavirus RNA. The gold standard testing system approved by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comprises a thermocycler and...
This is particularly true because access to clinical testing and analytical facilities are prioritized for certain populations at greater risk for severe outcomes due to infection with COVID-19 (SHA, 2022; Arts et al., 2022). Hence, accessibility to clinical testing is limited to certain segments...
Analytical sensitivity and clinical performance of“ COVID-19 RT-PCR Real TM FAST (CY5)(ATGen, Uruguay) and” ECUGEN SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR“(UDLA-STARNEWCORP, Ecuador)”: High quality-low cost local SARS-CoV-2 tests for South America PLOS Neglect. Trop. D., 16 (4) (2022), p. e0010...
I watched a demo, in the same conference (eek), of a chat bot that had been put in place to help gather more details about how people were coping during lockdown due to COVID 19. What was very interesting to me (other than I manage to stop myself from screaming at the screen) wa...
Considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s lives and views of health, the experience of the pandemic was also investigated, including people’s assessment of any changes in their access to HIV prevention services, HIV testing, and PrEP. CL took notes during interviews and ...
Aptasensors have attracted considerable interest and widespread application in point-of-care testing worldwide. One of the biggest challenges of a point-of
Therefore, rapid, facile, cost-effective and accessible detections for large-scale screening, in-field testing and point-of-care diagnosis of the disease are of great importance and urgency for quickly controlling the highly contagious and rapid spread of COVID-19. In this work, we first review...
Extensive testing is essential to break the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, which causes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we present a CRISPR-based diagnostic assay that is robust to viral genome mutations and temperature, produces results fast, can be applied directly on nasopharyngeal (NP) sp...