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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

Scientific literature on COVID-19 Test Methods and Devices

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Title: Comparison of four molecular in vitro diagnostic assays for the detection of sars-cov-2 in nasopharyngeal specimens Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00743-20 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Lack of sensitivity of an IVD/CE-labelled kit targeting the S gene for detection of SARS-CoV-2 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.06.036 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: The Potential Use of Unprocessed Sample for RT-qPCR Detection of COVID-19 without an RNA Extraction Step Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.06.028811 Testing method category: WHO method(s) Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in fecal samples Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1186/s12985-020-01359-1 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Multiple assays in a real-time RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 panel can mitigate the risk of loss of sensitivity by new genomic variants during the COVID-19 outbreak Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.027 Testing method category: In_silico Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Development and Validation of a Rapid, Single-Step Reverse Transcriptase Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) System Potentially to Be Used for Reliable and High-Throughput Screening of COVID-19 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00331 Testing method category: LAMP Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Saliva sample as a non-invasive specimen for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019: a cross-sectional study Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.001 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Clinical and virological data of the first cases of COVID-19 in Europe: a case series Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30200-0 Testing method category: WHO method(s) Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Evaluation of transport media and specimen transport conditions for the detection of sars-cov-2 by use of real-time reverse transcription-PCR Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00708-20 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Clinical diagnostic value of CT imaging in COVID-19 with multiple negative RT-PCR testing Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101627 Testing method category: WHO method(s) Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104412 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in human semen - a cohort study Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.05.028 Testing method category: RT-PCR Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: US CDC Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR Panel for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.3201/eid2608.201246 Testing method category: RT-PCR Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Rapid Implementation of a SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Quantitative Real-Time PCR Test with Emergency Use Authorization at a Large Academic Safety Net Hospital Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.05.001 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Comparison of commercial realtime reverse transcription PCR assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104510 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A Report of 1014 Cases Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020200642 Testing method category: Other PCR method(s) Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.27.2001223 Testing method category:   Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Interpret with caution: An evaluation of the commercial AusDiagnostics versus in-house developed assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104374 Testing method category: qPCR Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230802 Testing method category: Other PCR method(s) Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Letter of concern re: Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR Diagnostic kits for COVID-19 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104536 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Large-scale implementation of pooled RNA extraction and RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.06.009 Testing method category: RT-PCR Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Comparison five primer sets from different genome region of COVID-19 for detection of virus infection by conventional RT-PCR Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v12i3.3234 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Development of two TaqMan real-time reverse transcription-PCR assays for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2020.07.009 Testing method category:   Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: High-throughput sequencing for confirmation of suspected 2019-nCoV infection identified by fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000792 Testing method category: PCR_KIT Peer reviewed: No Go to details
Title: Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods. Detection principle: NucleicAcid-PCR based DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140910 Testing method category: Mixed Peer reviewed: No Go to details

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