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ReviewAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2021

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a review of molecular diagnostic tools including sample collection and commercial response with associated advantages and limitations.

Harikrishnan Jayamohan, Christopher J Lambert, Himanshu J Sant, Alexander Jafek, Dhruv Patel, Haidong Feng, Michael Beeman, Tawsif Mahmood, Ugochukwu Nze, Bruce K Gale

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Review in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Harikrishnan Jayamohan *Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA. hari.jayamohan@utah.edu.
Christopher J Lambert *Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Himanshu J SantDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Alexander JafekDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Dhruv PatelDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Haidong FengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Michael BeemanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Tawsif MahmoodDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Ugochukwu NzeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Bruce K GaleDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unprecedented global pandemic known as SARS-CoV-2 has exercised to its limits nearly all aspects of modern viral diagnostics. In doing so, it has illuminated both the advantages and limitations of current technologies. Tremendous effort has been put forth to expand our capacity to diagnose this deadly virus. In this work, we put forth key observations in the functionality of current methods for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. These methods include nucleic acid amplification-, CRISPR-, sequencing-, antigen-, and antibody-based detection methods. Additionally, we include analysis of equally critical aspects of COVID-19 diagnostics, including sample collection and preparation, testing models, and commercial response. We emphasize the integrated nature of assays, wherein issues in sample collection and preparation could impact the overall performance in a clinical setting.

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PandemicsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCOVID-19HumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Specimen HandlingRNA, ViralCOVID-19CRISPRRT-PCRSARS-CoV-2SequencingSerological testing

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PMID33073312
PMCPMC7568947

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