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SaliVISION: a rapid saliva-based COVID-19 screening and diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity
DeFina SM, Wang J, Yang L, Zhou H, Adams J, Cushing W, Tuohy B, Hui P, Liu C, Pham K. SaliVISION: a rapid saliva-based COVID-19 screening and diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 5729. PMID: 35388102, PMCID: PMC8986854, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09718-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Diagnostic testingRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplificationTranscription loop-mediated isothermal amplificationTranscription-quantitative polymerase chain reactionSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 diagnostic testingCoronavirus disease 2019Public health challengeRapid diagnostic testingCOVID-19 screeningQuantitative polymerase chain reactionLoop-mediated isothermal amplificationCoronavirus 2Polymerase chain reactionLaboratory testingRapid diagnostic assaysDisease 2019RT-LAMPInvasive sample collectionDiagnostic testsChain reaction
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Potential role of IFN-α in COVID-19 patients and its underlying treatment options
Yang L, Wang J, Hui P, Yarovinsky TO, Badeti S, Pham K, Liu C. Potential role of IFN-α in COVID-19 patients and its underlying treatment options. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology 2021, 105: 4005-4015. PMID: 33950278, PMCID: PMC8096625, DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11319-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionIFN-α subtypesRespiratory virus diseasesCOVID-19 patientsImmunoregulatory effectsInflammatory responseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 pathogenesisTreatment of patientsUncontrolled inflammatory responseSyndrome coronavirus 2Interferon-stimulated gene expressionPotential therapeutic strategySeverity of infectionSARS-CoV-2Virus diseaseInnate immune systemPossible side effectsCOVID-19 diseaseViral infection treatmentDrug candidatesCoronavirus 2Treatment options