Spatial technologies to strengthen traditional testing for SARS-CoV-2

Shujuan Yang; Xiongfeng Pan; Peibin Zeng; Peng Jia

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2021.03.003

Spatial technologies to strengthen traditional testing for SARS-CoV-2

Trends Microbiol. 2021 Dec;29(12):1055-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Mar 14.

Authors

Shujuan Yang¹, Xiongfeng Pan², Peibin Zeng³, Peng Jia⁴

Affiliations

¹ West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; International Institute of Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, China.
² Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China; International Institute of Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, China.
³ West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: zengpeibin@live.cn.
⁴ Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; International Institute of Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: jiapengff@hotmail.com.

Abstract

Advanced spatial and digital technologies may help us to take fuller advantage of limited testing resources to monitor the infection status of a large population in a cost-effective manner. Moreover, they may provide additional evidence to supplement results of nucleic acid testing (NAT) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to decrease false-negative and false-positive rates.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; nucleic acid testing; spatial epidemiology; spatial lifecourse epidemiology; spatial technology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / economics
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / virology
COVID-19 Testing / economics
COVID-19 Testing / methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Digital Technology / economics
Digital Technology / methods*
Humans
Remote Sensing Technology / methods*
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology