Open AccessThe Importance of Expertly Evaluated Tests Underlined by COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini Review
Author(s) -
Dragana Šegulja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of biomedical research and environmental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2766-2276
DOI - 10.37871/jbres1369
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , test (biology) , coronavirus , data collection , laboratory test , computer science , medicine , medical physics , pathology , disease , engineering , statistics , mathematics , biochemical engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , paleontology , outbreak
Background: The joint interest of clinicians and the laboratory test industry during the recent pandemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in an explosion of accessible assays for COVID-19 serological testing. Content: The need of properly evaluated laboratory tests is more apparent today than ever before. Clinical application of the assay, analytical specifications, and performance convenience are the key criteria that must be followed while selecting an analytical method. An analytical evaluation is always performed before deciding to apply a procedure in the laboratory routine practice. Summary: Only after the evaluation, data collection, and analysis of the results in accordance with the established eligibility criteria can be concluded that the new assay is suitable for laboratory use.