Open AccessCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): diagnosis and prognosis
Author(s) -
Xueying Wang,
Yang Zhou,
Linlin Liu,
Jinmin Ma,
Honglong Wu,
Lijian Zhao,
Weijun Chen,
Shengwen Calvin Li,
Qian Ran,
Zhongjun Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of blood types and genes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2519-7916
DOI - 10.46701/bg.2020022020120
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , isolation (microbiology) , coronavirus , disease , intensive care medicine , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , virus isolation , virology , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , bioinformatics , biology , outbreak , computer science , telecommunications
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic with a high rate of transmission. Currently, there is a lack of vaccines and specific drugs for this newly-emerged virus. Timely diagnosis and treatment, as well as isolation of patients and virus carriers, contribute to the effective prevention and control of this epidemic. This review focuses on early stage COVID-19 diagnosis methods and strategies, highlighting the guiding role of laboratory indicators on treatment strategy formulation, and prognosis assessments.