Open AccessThe different tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 - A review in Brazil so far
Author(s) -
Ana Flávia Santarine Laureano,
M. Riboldi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200046
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , outbreak , pneumonia , medicine , coronavirus , viral pneumonia , disease , population , intensive care medicine , virus , virology , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus from the coronavirus family that emerged in the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The virus is now widespread and causing the current pandemic of COVID-19, a highly pathogenic viral pneumonia, commonly presented with fever and cough, which frequently lead to lower respiratory tract disease with poor clinical outcomes associated with older age and underlying health conditions. Supportive care for patients is typically the standard protocol because no specific effective antiviral therapies have been identified so far. The current outbreak is challenging governments and health authorities all over the world. In here we present a comparison among the current diagnostic tools and kits being used to test Brazilian population.