An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic

Abstract The World Health Organization has reported approximately 430 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), worldwide, including nearly 6 million deaths, since its initial appearance in China in 2019. W...

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Main Authors: Yuxuan Zhang, Zhiwei Huang, Jiajie Zhu, Chaonan Li, Zhongbiao Fang, Keda Chen, Yanjun Zhang
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10356
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Zhiwei Huang
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Chaonan Li
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Keda Chen
Yanjun Zhang
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description Abstract The World Health Organization has reported approximately 430 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), worldwide, including nearly 6 million deaths, since its initial appearance in China in 2019. While the number of diagnosed cases continues to increase, the need for technologies that can accurately and rapidly detect SARS‐CoV‐2 virus infection at early phases continues to grow, and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for virtually hundreds of diagnostic tests based on nucleic acid molecules and antigen–antibody serology assays. Among them, the quantitative real‐time reverse transcription PCR (qRT‐PCR) assay is considered the gold standard for early phase virus detection. Unfortunately, qRT‐PCR still suffers from disadvantages such as the complex test process and the occurrence of false negatives; therefore, new nucleic acid detection devices and serological testing technologies are being developed. However, because of the emergence of strongly infectious mutants of the new coronavirus, such as Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron (B.1.1.529), the need for the specific detection of mutant strains is also increasing. Therefore, this article reviews nucleic acid‐ and antigen–antibody‐based serological assays, and compares the performance of some of the most recent FDA‐approved and literature‐reported assays and associated kits for the specific testing of new coronavirus variants.
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spelling doaj-art-d5d94ba8cf2e455d95e67a0cdde31d422024-11-21T05:16:02ZengWileyBioengineering & Translational Medicine2380-67612023-01-0181n/an/a10.1002/btm2.10356An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemicYuxuan Zhang0Zhiwei Huang1Jiajie Zhu2Chaonan Li3Zhongbiao Fang4Keda Chen5Yanjun Zhang6Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou ChinaSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou ChinaShulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou ChinaShulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou ChinaShulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou ChinaShulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou ChinaZhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention Hangzhou ChinaAbstract The World Health Organization has reported approximately 430 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), worldwide, including nearly 6 million deaths, since its initial appearance in China in 2019. While the number of diagnosed cases continues to increase, the need for technologies that can accurately and rapidly detect SARS‐CoV‐2 virus infection at early phases continues to grow, and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for virtually hundreds of diagnostic tests based on nucleic acid molecules and antigen–antibody serology assays. Among them, the quantitative real‐time reverse transcription PCR (qRT‐PCR) assay is considered the gold standard for early phase virus detection. Unfortunately, qRT‐PCR still suffers from disadvantages such as the complex test process and the occurrence of false negatives; therefore, new nucleic acid detection devices and serological testing technologies are being developed. However, because of the emergence of strongly infectious mutants of the new coronavirus, such as Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron (B.1.1.529), the need for the specific detection of mutant strains is also increasing. Therefore, this article reviews nucleic acid‐ and antigen–antibody‐based serological assays, and compares the performance of some of the most recent FDA‐approved and literature‐reported assays and associated kits for the specific testing of new coronavirus variants.https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10356nucleic acid molecular testSARS‐CoV‐2serological testtest kit evaluationviral variantsvirus detection
spellingShingle Yuxuan Zhang
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An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
nucleic acid molecular test
SARS‐CoV‐2
serological test
test kit evaluation
viral variants
virus detection
title An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
title_full An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
title_fullStr An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
title_full_unstemmed An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
title_short An updated review of SARS‐CoV‐2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
title_sort updated review of sars cov 2 detection methods in the context of a novel coronavirus pandemic
topic nucleic acid molecular test
SARS‐CoV‐2
serological test
test kit evaluation
viral variants
virus detection
url https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10356
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