Open AccessPoint-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19 disease based on antigen tests
Author(s) -
Miroslav Pohanka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2021_122
Subject(s) - covid-19 , diagnostic test , point of care testing , medical diagnosis , point of care , antigen , medicine , virology , disease , test (biology) , intensive care medicine , computer science , immunology , pathology , biology , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology
This review is focused on the laboratory diagnoses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by recognizing the antigen of the causative agent SARS-CoV-2 virus. Various antigen tests are available in this moment and these tests are being further developed in order to reach a better diagnostic value. The issue is reviewed in a complex view.