Recent advances in detection technologies for COVID-19

Tingting Han; Hailin Cong; Youqing Shen; Bing Yu

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122609

Recent advances in detection technologies for COVID-19

Talanta. 2021 Oct 1:233:122609. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122609. Epub 2021 Jun 12.

Authors

Tingting Han¹, Hailin Cong², Youqing Shen¹, Bing Yu³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
² Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China; State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
³ Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China; State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China. Electronic address: yubing198@qdu.edu.cn.

Abstract

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious respiratory illness that was caused by the SARS-CoV-2. It spread around the world in just a few months and became a worldwide pandemic. Quick and accurate diagnosis of infected patients is very important for controlling transmission. In addition to the commonly used Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection techniques, other diagnostic techniques are also emerging endlessly. This article reviews the current diagnostic methods for COVID-19 and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. It provides an important reference for the diagnosis of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Detection technologies; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19*
Humans
Pandemics
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2