Serology Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Benefits and Challenges

Authors

  • Paniz Jalali Nadoushan Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Soha Ahmadi Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Abstract:

As COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, it is an emerging need to discuss different aspects of this pandemic. In any pandemic, valid and rapid laboratory diagnostic tests are critically important for early diagnosis, which will increase the rate of successful treatment and more importantly prevent the spread of the disease.  

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volume 15  issue 3

pages  154- 155

publication date 2020-05-01

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