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Study Finds New Saliva-Based Antibody Test for SARS-CoV-2 Highly Accurate

A new saliva-based test developed by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD, USA) has been found to accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva. More...
16 Nov 2020
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CRP Tracking Predicts Potential Outcome for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

By tracking the increase in circulating levels of the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein, doctors are able to predict whether newly hospitalized COVID-19 patients will suffer respiratory deterioration with the possible need for intubation. More...
16 Nov 2020
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Lung Ultrasound Scan Findings Can Help Identify False-Negative COVID-19 Test Results

A new study has found that the integration of lung ultrasound (LUS) with clinical evaluation is associated with increased sensitivity for the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, and may facilitate the identification of false negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results. More...
13 Nov 2020
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PerkinElmer SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay Receives CE Mark for Saliva and Sample Pooling

PerkinElmer, Inc.’s (Waltham, MA; USA) SARS-CoV-2 Real-time RT-PCR Assay has received CE-IVD marking for the use of saliva as specimen type and the option to pool up to five specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 or asymptomatic individuals. More...
13 Nov 2020
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New COVID-19 Test That Identifies T-Cell Signature Better at Detecting Past Coronavirus Infection

New research shows that the unique properties of T cells could make a test that detects virus-specific T cells in a more effective way to assess SARS-CoV-2 exposure before antibodies arise and after they wane. More...
12 Nov 2020
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Co-Diagnostics’ CoPrimers Platform Demonstrates Effectiveness in COVID-19 Saliva PCR Tests Without Sample Extraction

A new platform technology has shown to be effective in COVID-19 saliva PCR tests without sample extraction. More...
12 Nov 2020
Image: Qiagen and TScan Therapeutics to Jointly Develop T Cell-Based Laboratory Test for COVID-19 Immune Response (Photo courtesy of TScan Therapeutics)

Qiagen and TScan Therapeutics to Jointly Develop T Cell-Based Laboratory Test for COVID-19 Immune Response

 QIAGEN N.V. (Venlo, Netherlands) and TScan Therapeutics (Waltham, MA, USA) have entered into a research license and option agreement to develop T cell-based laboratory tests for detecting prior exposure to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, using discoveries from TScan’s high-throughput TCR/Target discovery platform, T-Scan. More...
11 Nov 2020
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