9/26/22

Potential Use of Exhaled Breath Condensate for Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Ricco M, Zaniboni A, Satta E, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To explore the reliability of EBC as a way to collect respiratory specimens for RT-qPCR for diagnosis of COVID-19.

9/23/22

Performance of saline and water gargling for SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Tsang NNY, So HC, Cowling BJ, et al. | Eur Respir Rev

Aim: To assess the performance of saline and water gargling for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing in the settings of diagnosing and monitoring viral shedding.

9/20/22

A systematic review of mucormycosis cases in COVID-19: Is it an unholy trilogy of COVID-19, diabetes mellitus, and corticosteroids? 

Kumar R, Misra AK, Dutta S, et al. | J Family Med Prim Care

Aim: To conduct a systematic analysis of the cases involving presence of mucormycosis and to find out its association with COVID-19, diabetes mellitus, and corticosteroids.

9/19/22

Diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review and meta?analysis of 166,943 suspected COVID-19 patients   

Xie J, He Y, Zheng Y, et al. | Microbiol Res

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the rapid antigen test (RAT) compared with RT-PCR (reference standard) for SARS-CoV-2.

9/19/22

Guidelines for the prevention and management of children and adolescents with COVID-19   

Liu E, Smyth RL, Li Q, et al. | Eur J Pediatr

Aim: To review the evidence on the diagnosis and management of children with COVID-19.

8/29/22

Diagnosis Methods for COVID-19: A Systematic Review 

Maia R, Carvalho V, Faria B, et al. | Micromachines

Aim: To provide an overview of the COVID-19 diagnosis methods and tests already available, as well as their evolution in recent months.

8/29/22

Diagnostic Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Patients with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia and Negative Upper Respiratory Tract Swab: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Mei F, Rota M, Bonifazi M, et al. | J Clin Med

Aim: To summarize data from the literature on the diagnostic yield of BAL for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in cases with high clinical suspicion for COVID-19 and at least one negative NPS.

8/24/22

Artificial intelligence model on chest imaging to diagnose COVID-19 and other pneumonias: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Jia LL, Zhao JX, Pan NN, et al. | Eur J Radiol Open

Aim: To provide an overview of radiomics studies identifying COVID-19 from other pneumonias and evaluate the efficacy of prediction models.

8/24/22

Systematic review and critical appraisal of prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection     

Wynants L, Van Calster B, Bonten MMJ | BMJ

Aim: To review and critically appraise published and preprint reports of models that aim to predict either (i) presence of existing COVID-19 infection, or (ii) future complications in individuals already diagnosed with COVID-19

8/22/22

Economic evaluation of laboratory diagnostic test types in Covid-19 epidemic: A systematic review   

Dolatshahi Z, Nargesi S, Sadeghifar J, et al. | Int J Surg

Aim: To compare the economic evaluation of different laboratory diagnostic interventions with each other and also with implementing the conservative CDC & WHO guidelines.

8/22/22

Update on the limited sensitivity of computed tomography relative to RT-PCR for COVID-19: a systematic review   

Martin C, Cheng N, Chang B, et al. | Pol J Radiol

Aim: To stratify studies investigating the sensitivities of RT-PCR and CT for COVID-19 based on bias, to see how biases affect the sensitivities reported.

8/15/22

An Umbrella Review With Meta-Analysis of Chest Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of COVID-19: Considerations for Trauma Patient Management   

Gempeler A, Griswold DP, Rosseau G, et al. | Front Med

Aim: To identify, appraise, and summarize the available evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of chest CT for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19, and discuss important considerations for its use.

8/15/22

Performance of saliva compared with nasopharyngeal swab for diagnosis of COVID-19 by NAAT in cross-sectional studies: systematic review and meta-analysis   

Duncan DB, Mackett K, Ali MU, et al. | Clin Biochem

Aim: To assess the diagnostic performance of saliva compared with NPS for COVID-19

8/2/22

Deep Learning Models for the Diagnosis and Screening of COVID-19: A Systematic Review   

Siddiqui S, Arifeen M, Hopgood A, et al. | SN Comput Sci

Aim: To demonstrate the analysis and performance of recently proposed methods based on DL to diagnose COVID-19. 

7/28/22

Association between Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio and Prognosis of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Hung KC, Huang YT, Chang YJ, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To examine the association of the F/A ratio with prognostic outcomes among patients contracting COVID-19.

7/28/22

Clinical Performance of Rapid and Point-of-Care Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis     

Kim J, Sung H, Lee H, et al. | Viruses

Aim: To evaluate and compare the available evidence on the real-world diagnostic utility of RATs for detecting variants at the point of care.

7/28/22

Percentage of Asymptomatic Infections among SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant-Positive Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Shang W, Kang L, Cao G, et al. | Vaccines

Aim: To assess the percentage of asymptomatic infections among SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant-positive individuals detected by gene sequencing or specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

7/27/22

Diagnostic sensitivity of RT-PCR assays on nasopharyngeal specimens for detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Marando M, Tamburello A, Gianella P, et al. | Caspian J Intern Med

Aim: To evaluate the sensitivity of RT-PCR assays specifically on nasopharyngeal specimens in a population of adults with a clinical suspicion of Coronavirus Disease – 2019 (COVID-19).

7/12/22

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the IgA seroprevalence in COVID-19 patients: Is there a role for IgA in COVID-19 diagnosis or severity?   

Rangel-Ramírez VV, Macias-Pina KA, Servin-Garrido RR, et al. | Microbiol Res

Aim: To review the scientific literature on antibody IgA immunity to SARS-CoV-2 to determine if IgA could be useful as a diagnostic tool or as a biomarker of severity. 

7/6/22

Imaging markers of neurologic damage in COVID-19: a systematic review 

Araújo ST, Araújo CT, Silva E Castro R, et al. | Curr Med Chem

Aim: To investigate potential neuroimaging markers of early diagnosis and prognosis of neurologic manifestations in COVID-19.

6/21/22

A systematic review of the case findings, testing and management of COVID-19.   

Susanna D, Pratiwi D, Purnama SG | F1000Res

Aim: To examine the variations in COVID-19 diagnostic testing and clinical characteristics across various studies.

5/31/22

Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antigen-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression analyzing influencing factors   

Brümmer LE, Katzenschlager S, McGrath S, et al. | PLoS Med

Aim: To review the accuracy of commercially available Ag-RDTs, further explore the impact of viral load, the presence of symptoms, and the testing procedure on the accuracy of Ag-RDTs.

5/31/22

Microfluidics Technology in SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis and Beyond: A Systematic Review 

Jamiruddin MR, Meghla BA, Islam DZ, et al. | Life

Aim: To explore the different microfluidic-based diagnostics kits and how their amalgamation with the various detection techniques has spearheaded their availability throughout the world.

5/20/22

Clinical Accuracy of Instrument-Read SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests (Ag-IRRDTs)   

Keskin AU, Ciragil P, Topkaya AE | Int J Microbiol

Aim: To collect and analyse current evidence on real-world performance based on clinical accuracy of instrument-read rapid antigen diagnostic tests (Ag-IRRDTs) for SARS-CoV-2 identification.

5/16/22

Antigen Detection Tests for SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis on real world data 

Riccò M, Ranzieri S, Peruzzi S, et al. | Acta Biomed

Aim: To assess available evidence and to explore the reliability of antigenic tests in the management of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

4/14/22

Diagnostic utility of antigen detection rapid diagnostic tests for Covid-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Ghasemi S, Harmooshi NN, Rahim F | Diagn Pathol

Aim: To investigate the eligible studies for the sensitivity and specificity of rapid tests and explore the factors that influence the result to help better diagnose COVID-19 infection.

4/7/22

Automatic COVID-19 detection mechanisms and approaches from medical images: a systematic review 

Rahmani AM, Azhir E, Naserbakht M, et al. | Multimed Tools Appl

Aim: To review the evidence on the application of Machine Learning (ML) methods for the detection of COVID-19.

4/4/22

Assessing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectivity by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Fomenko A, Weibel S, Moezi H, et al. | Rev Med Virol

Aim: To review the evidence on RT-PCR performance in detecting infectious SARS-CoV-2. 

3/31/22

Diagnostic performance of CO-RADS for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Liu G, Chen Y, Runa A, et al. | Eur Radiol

Aim: To provide an updated overview of the diagnostic performance of CO-RADS in COVID-19, with a focus on the possible practical application of CO-RADS.

3/10/22

The diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound for detecting COVID-19 in emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Jari R, Alfuraih AM, McLaughlan JR | J Clin Ultrasound

Aim: To investigate the use of lung ultrasound (LUS) on COVID-19 patients, in emergency point of care settings, and to determine its diagnostic value compared with lung computed tomography (LCT) diagnostic performance.

3/7/22

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of SARS-COV-2 IGM and IGG tests in individuals with COVID-19   

Macedo ACL, Prestes GDS, Colonetti T, et al. | J Clin Virol

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of serology for SARS-CoV-2 infections in cases confirmed or not by RT-PCR.

3/4/22

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Diagnostic Tests for Border Screening During the Very Early Phase of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Chua PEY, Gwee SXW, Wang MX, et al. | Front Med

Aim: To compare the accuracy of different diagnostic tests (molecular, serology, clinical features, point of care testing, and imaging) and assess their potential utility as border screening for infection and immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

3/2/22

Is saliva collected passively without forceful coughing sensitive to detect SARS-CoV-2 in ambulatory cases? A systematic review   

Ahmadieh A, Dincer S, Navazesh M | Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol

Aim: To assess the sensitivity rate of SARS-CoV-2 detection in the saliva of ambulatory asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients, with saliva being collected passively without any forceful coughing.

2/28/22

ESCMID COVID-19 guidelines: diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2   

Fragkou PC, De Angelis G, Menchinelli G, et al. | Clin Microbiol Infect

Aim: To identify the most appropriate diagnostic test and/or diagnostic approach for SARS-CoV-2. 

2/18/22

The importance of fecal nucleic acid detection in patients with coronavirus disease(COVID-19):a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Zhou JQ, Liu GX, Huang XL, et al. | J Med Virol

Aim: To review the evidence on the role of fecal nucleic acid detection of SARS-CoV-2 for quarantine and contact tracing.

2/11/22

Computed tomography scan in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Sharif PM, Nematizadeh M, Saghazadeh M, et al. | Pol J Radiol

Aim: To summarize the available data regarding chest CT features in confirmed cases of COVID-19.

2/9/22

Diagnostic efficiency of RT-LAMP integrated CRISPR-Cas technique for COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Bhatt A, Bumbrah GS, Ruwali M, et al. | Pathog Glob Health

Aim: To assess the diagnostic efficiency of RT-LAMP integrated CRISPR-Cas technology.

1/24/22

Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID-19 Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Khalid MF, Selvam K, Jeffry AJN, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To evaluate the pooled sensitivity and specificity of the commercially available RATs.

1/20/22

Diagnostic accuracy of rapid point-of-care tests for diagnosis of current SARS-CoV-2 infections in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Fujita-Rohwerder N, Beckmann L, Zens Y, et al. | BMJ Evid Based Med

Aim: To systematically assess the diagnostic accuracy of rapid point-of-care tests for diagnosis of current SARS-CoV-2 infections in children under real-life conditions.

1/17/22

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Xpert Xpress to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review   

Cao XJ, Fang KY, Zhou J, et al. | J Virol Methods

Aim: To review the evidence on the performance of commercial Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test for the identification of SARS-CoV-2.

1/14/22

The diagnostic accuracy of RT-PCR from self-collected saliva versus nasopharyngeal sampling: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Kim DH, Basurrah MA, Han JH, et al. | Saudi Med J

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of self-collected saliva in coronavirus desease-19 (COVID-19) screening procedures.

1/10/22

Outlook of therapeutic and diagnostic competency of nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review 

Aria H, Mahmoodi F, Ghaheh HS, et al. | Anal Biochem

Aim: To review research studies that have applied nanobodies to diagnose or neutralize SARS-CoV-2.

12/27/21

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the sensitivity of antibody tests for the laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 

Makoah NA, Tipih T, Litabe MM, et al. | Future Virol

Aim: To investigate the utility of serological tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 during the first week of symptom onset in patients confirmed with the real-time RT-PCR.

12/27/21

Exploring the Clinical Utility of Gustatory Dysfunction (GD) as a Triage Symptom Prior to Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) in the Diagnosis of COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review   

Pang KW, Tham SL, Ng LS | Life

Aim: To determine the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (LR+), negative likelihood ratio (LR-) and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of using GD as a triage symptom prior to RT-PCR.

12/27/21

Is Lung Ultrasound Helpful in COVID-19 Neonates?-A Systematic Review 

Stoicescu ER, Ciuca IM, Iacob R, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To assess the evidence on the utility of lung ultrasound (LUS) in neonates diagnosed with COVID-19.

12/22/21

A systematic review and metanalysis of diagnostic yield of BAL for detection of SARS-CoV-2   

Agrawal S, Goel AD, Gupta N, et al. | Heart Lung

Aim: To assess the diagnostic yield of BAL for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in cases of non-diagnostic upper respiratory tract samples.

12/13/21

Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Value of Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review 

Ishak A, Al Rawashdeh MM, Esagian SM, et al. | J Clin Med

Aim: To assess the diagnostic performance of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), also to evaluate its potential role in prognosis and management of COVID-19 patients.

12/6/21

The screening value of RT-LAMP and RT-PCR in the diagnosis of COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis   

Pu R, Liu S, Ren X, et al. | J Virols Methods

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of RT-PCR and RT-LAMP and the potential effects of reference methods on diagnostic accuracy.

12/3/21

Public health implications of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern   

Curran J, Boulos L, Somerville M, et al. | SPOR

Aim: To review the evidence on the impacts of variants of concern on public health and health systems.

11/26/21

Chest computed tomography versus RT-PCR in early diagnostics of COVID-19 - a systematic review with meta-analysis   

Santura I, Kawalec P, Furman M, et al. | Pol J Radiol

Aim: To compare chest CT diagnostic test parameters with RT-PCR (reference) in the early diagnosis of COVID-19.

11/24/21

Serum ferritin as a predictive biomarker in COVID-19. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis   

Kaushal K, Kaur H, Sarma P, et al. | J Crit Care

Aim: To evaluate serum ferritin level in different severity levels in COVID-19.

11/15/21

Diagnostic Accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests for Community Transmission Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Chen CC, Lu SC, Bai CH, et al. | Int J Environ Res Public Health

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2.

11/8/21

Estimate false-negative RT-PCR rates for SARS-CoV-2. A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Pecoraro V, Negro A, Pirotti T, et al. | Eur J Clin Invest

Aim: To estimate the rate of RT-PCR false-negatives at initial testing for COVID-19.

11/1/21

Systematic review with meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy for COVID-19 by mass spectrometry   

Spick M, Lewis HM, Wilde MJ, et al. | Metabolism

Aim: To assess the accuracy of mass spectrometry diagnostic tests developed so far, across a wide range of biological matrices.

10/25/21

Factors that Influence the Reported Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2   

Parvu V, Gary DS, Mann J, et al. | Front Microbiol

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection in COVID-19 symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals compared to quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and summarizes antigen test sensitivity using meta-regression.

10/20/21

Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19: A Systematic Review   

Wang L, Zhang Y, Wang D, et al. | Front Med

Aim: To review the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in COVID-19, especially for diagnosis, estimation of epidemic trends, prognosis, and exploration of effective and safe drugs and vaccines.

10/20/21

Diagnostic performances of common nucleic acid tests for SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals and clinics: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Au WY, Cheung PPH | Lancet Microbe

Aim: To assess the performance of three common nucleic acid tests, namely digital PCR (dPCR), quantitative PCR (qPCR), and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical settings.

10/20/21

Role and utility of COVID-19 laboratory testing in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for rapid evidence synthesis   

Ouma OK, Ephraim K, Loyce N, et al. | BMJ Open

Aim: To determine the diagnostic test accuracy, cost-effectiveness and utility of laboratory test strategies for COVID-19 in low-income and middle-income countries.

10/12/21

The Role of Lung Ultrasound Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A review article 

Musa MJ, Yousef M, Adam M, et al. | Curr Med Imaging

Aim: To conduct a systematic review reported from a number of studies to show the usefulness of [LUS] and point of care ultrasound for diagnosing COVID-19.

10/6/21

Rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic: A systematic review 

Borges LP, Martins AF, Silva BM, et al. | Int Immunopharmacol

Aim: To analyze scientific articles published in the literature addressing the rapid tests available for COVID-19 diagnosis at the first year of the pandemic.

10/4/21

Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of COVID-19 antigen tests: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Wang YH, Wu CC, Bai CH, et al. | J Chin Med Assoc

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2.

9/28/21

Differential diagnosis of COVID-19 at the chest computed tomography scan: A review with special focus on cancer patients. 

Perrone F, Balbi M, Casartelli C, et al. | World J Radiol

Aim: To collect, describe, and discuss all the clinical studies evaluating the different CT findings between COVID-19 infection and other infective or non-infective lung diseases.

9/27/21

Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen detection tests to real time polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Lee J, Song JU, Shim SR | J Clin Virol

Aim: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

9/27/21

Computed Tomography Features of COVID-19 in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis   

Wang JG, Mo YF, Su YH, et al. | Medicine

Aim: To systematically analyze the chest CT imaging features of children with COVID-19 and provide references for clinical practice. 

9/13/21

The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review 

Channa A, Popescu N, Skibinska J, et al. | Sensors

Aim: To review the evidence on ehealth wearables for COVID-19.

8/30/21

A Comparison of Lung Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Wang M, Luo X, Wang L, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To comprehensively identify the diagnostic agreement between LUS and CT in the diagnosis of interstitial pneumonia caused by COVID-19. 

8/30/21

Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Antigen Test Kits for Detecting SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 17,171 Suspected COVID-19 Patients   

Khandker SS, Nik Hashim NHH, Deris ZZ, et al. | J Clin Med

Aim: To provide an update on the diagnostic accuracy in terms of estimating the specificity and sensitivity of RAT kits in patients with suspected COVID-19.

8/26/21

Diagnostic Imaging in Newborns, Children and Adolescents Infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Is There a Realistic Alternative to Lung High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and Chest X-Rays? A Systematic Review of the Literature 

Caroselli C, Blaivas M, Falzetti S | Ultrasound Med Biol

Aim: To evaluate COVID-19 imaging options in pediatric patients

8/23/21

A systematic review of the sensitivity and specificity of lateral flow devices in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 

Mistry DA, Wang JY, Moeser M, et al. | BMC Infect Dis

Aim: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of LFDs.

8/16/21

The accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: a living systematic review and meta-analysis   

Brummer LE, Katzenschlager S, Geaddert M, et al.  | PLoS One

Aim: To assess the clinical accuracy (sensi-tivity and specificity) of commercially available Ag-RDTs.

7/27/21

Artificial intelligence in clinical care amidst COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review   

Adamidi ES, Mitsis K, Nikita KS, et al. | Comput Struct Biotechnol J

Aim: To review the evidence on Artificial Intelligence techniques developed and validated for screening, diagnosis, and prognosis of the coronavirus disease 2019. 

7/23/21

High-Throughput Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), a real and consolidated alternative for the diagnosis of SARS-COV2. Review. 

Garcia-Fernandez FJ | Research Square

Aim: To review the evidence on the use of transcription-mediated amplification assay to diagnose COVID-19.

7/22/21

Relative sensitivity of anterior nares and nasopharyngeal swabs for initial detection of SARS-CoV-2 in ambulatory patients: Rapid review and meta-analysis   

Zhou Y, O'Leary TJ | PLoS One

Aim: To compare the sensitivity of nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs against a composite reference standard for the initial diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in ambulatory patients.

7/20/21

A systematic review comparing at-home diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2: Key points for pharmacy practice, including regulatory information 

Kepczynski CM, Genigeski JA, Koski RR, et al. | J Am Pharm Assoc

Aim: To identify and compare at-home diagnostic tests that have been granted Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and convey details about COVID-19 diagnostic tests, including regulatory information, pertinent to pharmacy practice.

7/6/21

Role of Chest Computed Tomography versus Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Ali DM, Zake LG, El Kady NK, et al. | Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis

Aim: To carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis to find out the role of chest CT scan versus RT-PCR for precise diagnosis of COVID-19 infection.

6/21/21

A systematic review of prediction models to diagnose COVID-19 in adults admitted to healthcare centers   

Locquet M, Diep AN, Beaudart C, et al. | Arch Public Health

Aim: To identify, compare, and evaluate performances of prediction models for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in adult patients in a health care setting.

6/21/21

Screening test for COVID-19 in dental practice: Best options 

Lopez-Verdin S, Prieto-Correa JR, Molina-Frechero N, et al. | Am J Dent

Aim: To review diverse tests that could serve as a screening tool for the dental community to identify patients with potential COVID-19.

6/14/21

Screening for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR: Saliva or nasopharyngeal swab? Rapid review and meta-analysis 

Ibrahimi N, Delaunay-Moisan A, Hill C, et al. | PLoS One

Aim: To compare saliva and nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal samples for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

6/7/21

Reverse Transcriptase Loop Mediated Isothermal AmplifiCation (RT-LAMP) for COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Subali AD, Wiyono L | Pathog Glob Health

Aim: To review the evidence on RT-LAMP application for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to the RT-PCR assay.

6/7/21

The diagnostic accuracy of saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Atieh MA, Guirguis M, Alsabeeha NHM, et al. | Oral Dis

Aim: To systematically evaluate the current literature on the use of saliva test for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and carry out a meta-analysis to determine its diagnostic accuracy.

6/3/21

A Meta-Analysis of Computerized Tomography-Based Radiomics for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 and Viral Pneumonia   

Kao Y, Lin K | Diagnostics

Aim: To use computerized tomography (CT)-based radiomics models to differentiate COVID-19 pneumonia from other viral pneumonia infections.

6/1/21

The diagnostic accuracy of seven commercial molecular in vitro SARS-CoV-2 detection tests: a rapid meta-analysis   

Ulhaq ZS, Soraya GV | Expert Rev Mol Diagn

Aim: To compare the accuracy parameters of seven commercial molecular in vitro diagnostic tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2.

5/28/21

Chest CT versus RT-PCR for the detection of COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies   

Karam M, Althuwaikh S, Alazemi M, et al. | JRSM Open

Aim: To compare the performance of chest computed tomography (CT) scan versus reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) as the reference standard in the initial diagnostic assessment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

5/26/21

Chest computed tomography as a primary tool in COVID-19 detection: an update meta-analysis   

Pang C, Hou Q, Yang Z, et al. | Clin Transl Imaging

Aim: To comprehensively assess the diagnostic value of chest CT for COVID-19.

5/20/21

COVID-19 reinfection: a rapid systematic review of case reports and case series 

Wang J, Kaperak C, Sato T, et al. | J Investig Med

Aim: To identify cases infected with different genetic strains of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed by polymerase-chain reaction and viral genome sequencing.

5/20/21

Role of High Resolution Computed Tomography chest in the diagnosis and evaluation of COVID -19 patients -A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Ishfaq A, Farooq SMY, Goraya A, et al. | Eur J Radiol Open

Aim: To identify the role of High-Resolution Computed Tomography chest and summarize characteristics of chest CT imaging for the diagnosis and evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 patients.

5/14/21

Diagnostic Performance of CO-RADS and the RSNA Classification System in Evaluating COVID-19 at Chest CT: A Meta-Analysis   

Kwee RM, Adams HJA, Kwee TC | Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging

Aim: To determine the diagnostic performance of the COVID-19 Reporting and Data System (CO-RADS) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) categorizations in patients with clinically suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

5/14/21

Diagnostic Value of D-Dimer in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression   

Zhan H, Chen H, Liu C, et al. | Clin Appl Thromb Hermost

Aim: To assess the predictive value of D-dimer for the severity, mortality and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in COVID-19 patients.

5/13/21

The diagnostic accuracy of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted CT imaging in COVID-19 disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Moezzi M, Shirbandi K, Shahvandi HK, et al. | Inform Med Unlocked

Aim: To summarize all the data currently available on the AI-assisted CT-Scan prediction accuracy for COVID-19.

5/11/21

Innovative diagnostic approach and investigation trends in COVID19-A systematic review   

Rachel JB, Gururaj N, Smitha T, et al. | J Oral Maxillofac Pathol

Aim: To understand study the strain variants, all possible modes of transmission, pathogenesis, and manifestations mentioned in predominant literature published during the pandemic.

5/11/21

On the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging of COVID-19 

Born J, Beymer D, Rajan D, et al. | Patterns

Aim: To address the utility of AI in imaging for COVID-19 patient care.

5/7/21

Diagnostic accuracy of virtual cognitive assessment and testing: Systematic review and meta?analysis   

Watt JA, Lane NE, Veroniki AA, et al. | J Am Geriatr Soc

Aim: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of virtual to in-person cognitive assessments and tests and barriers to virtual cognitive assessment implementation.

5/6/21

Artificial Intelligence Applications for COVID-19 in Intensive Care and Emergency Settings: A Systematic Review   

Chee ML, Ong MEH, Siddiqui FJ, et al. | Int J Environ Res Public Health

Aim: To systematically review and critically appraise the current evidence on AI applications for COVID-19 in intensive care and emergency settings.

5/6/21

Utility of Routine Laboratory Biomarkers to Detect COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Suklan J, Cheaveau J, Hill S, et al. | Viruses

Aim: To statistically summarise routine laboratory biomarker measurements in COVID-19-positive and -negative patients to inform future work.

4/30/21

The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis   

Zhang L, Pan R, Cai Y, et al. | Psychiatry Investig

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4/20/21

Pulmonary Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Systematic Review   

Pecho-Silva S, Navarro-Solsol AC, Taype-Rondan A, et al. | Ultrasound Med Biol

Aim: To systematize the evidence on pulmonary ultrasound (PU) use in diagnosis, monitorization or hospital discharge criteria for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

4/13/21

The Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

Alkhatip AAAMM, Kamel MG, Hamza MK, et al. | Expert Rev Mol Diagn

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of the NLR in COVID-19 patients.

4/12/21

Diagnostic performance of different sampling approaches for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Tsang NNY, So HC, Ng KY, et al. | Lancet Infect Dis

Aim: To systematically compare the diagnostic performance of different clinical specimen collection methods.

4/1/21

Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin M and G Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study 

Fathi M, Vakili K, Sayehmiri F, et al. | Iran J Immunol

Aim: To analyze the effectiveness of the measurement of specific antibodies to SARS-CoV2 (IgM and IgG) for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and to analyze the rate of SARS-CoV2 seroprevalence in the population.

3/30/21

Are saliva and deep throat sputum as reliable as common respiratory specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection? A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Khiabani K, Amirzade-Iranaq MH | Am J Infect Control

Aim: To conduct a systemic review and meta-analysis on the reliability and sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva and deep throat sputum (DTS) compared to nasopharyngeal, combined naso/oropharyngeal, and oropharyngeal swabs.

3/30/21

Suboptimal Quality and High Risk of Bias in Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies at Chest Radiography and CT in the Acute Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review   

Sucha D, van Hamersvelt RW, van den Hoven AF, et al. | Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging

Aim: To synthesize the literature on diagnostic test accuracy of chest radiography, CT, and US for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients suspected of having COVID-19 in a hospital setting and evaluate the extent of suboptimal reporting and risk of bias.

3/25/21

Meta-analysis: COVID-19 diagnosis in chest CT—master key for radiologists   

Hassanipour S, Azadbakht O, Dehnavi Z, et al. | Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med

Aim: To determine the correct location of chest CT scan in the diagnosis of COVID-19.

3/24/21

Deep Learning in the Detection and Diagnosis of COVID-19 Using Radiology Modalities: A Systematic Review 

Ghaderzadeh M, Asadi F | J Healthc Eng

Aim: To provide an overview of the current state of all models for the detection and diagnosis of COVID-19 through radiology modalities and their processing based on deep learning. 

3/22/21

Machine learning models for image-based diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19: A systematic review   

Montazeri M, ZahediNasab R, Farahani A, et al. | JMIR Med Inform

Aim: To summarize information on the use of intelligent models for diagnosing and prognosing the COVID-19 to help early and timely diagnosis of the disease to help with health.

3/18/21

Direct and indirect evidence of efficacy and safety of rapid exercise tests for exertional desaturation in Covid-19: A rapid systematic review   

Kalin A, Javid B, Knight M, et al. | Syst Rev

Aim: To summarise the literature on the performance of different rapid tests for exertional desaturation.

3/8/21

Diagnosis of SARS-Cov-2 Infection by RT-PCR Using Specimens Other Than Naso- and Oropharyngeal Swabs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Moreira VM, Mascarenhas P, Machado V, et al. | Diagnostics

Aim: To compare the overall accuracy of nucleic acid assays run with index specimens (saliva, deep-throat saliva/posterior oral samples (DTS/POS], sputum, urine, feces, and tears/CS), against standard NPS/OPS based test results.

3/8/21

Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19: Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses and Evidence-Based Algorithms 

Johnson T, Bishoff T, Kremsreiter K, et al. | Med J

Aim: To perform a systematic review of the literature and to provide evidence-based algorithms for diagnosing or ruling out COVID-19.

3/1/21

CT findings and dynamic imaging changes of COVID-19 in 2908 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Zhou X, Pu Y, Zhang D, et al. | Acta Radiol

Aim: To explore the chest CT findings and dynamic CT changes of COVID-19 using systematic evaluation methods, instructing the clinical imaging diagnosis.

3/1/21

Imaging characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pediatric cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Zang S, Han X, Cui Q, et al. | Transl Pediatr

Aim: To summarize a comprehensive review and meta-analysis with a complete evaluation of CT characteristics in pediatric COVID-19 cases. 

3/1/21

Saliva sample for the massive screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review 

Canete MG, Valenzuela IM, Garces PC, et al. | Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol

Aim: To describe the value of saliva as a noninvasive sample for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in comparison with the current method for sample collection, the nasopharyngeal swab.

2/25/21

Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease   

Struyf T, Deeks JJ, Dinnes J et al. | Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of signs and symptoms to determine if a person presenting in primary care or to hospital outpatient settings, such as the emergency department or dedicated COVID?19 clinics, has COVID?19 disease or COVID?19 pneumonia.

2/20/21

Diagnostic performance of COVID?19 serological assays during early infection: A systematic review and meta?analysis of 11 516 samples   

Zhang JJY, Lee KS, Ong CW, et al. | Influenza Other Respir Viruses

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of serological testing in COVID?19 by providing summary sensitivity and specificity estimates with time from symptom onset.

2/20/21

Evaluation of saliva as a complementary technique to the diagnosis of COVID-19: a systematic review 

Sagredo-Olivares K, Morales-Gomez C, Aitken-Saavedra J | Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal

Aim: To evaluate saliva as a diagnostic technique for COVID-19.

2/15/21

Calprotectin, an Emerging Biomarker of Interest in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Udeh R, Advani S, de Guadiana Romualdo LG, et al. | J Clin Med

Aim: To carefully evaluate the levels of calprotectin (serum, plasma or fecal) in severe and non-severe COVID-19, and also identify the implications of raised levels of calprotectin.

2/11/21

Comparing saliva and nasopharyngeal swab specimens in the detection of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Nasiri K, Dimitrova A | J Dent Sci

Aim: To evaluate saliva specimen in comparison to nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimen.

2/10/21

Anosmia/Hyposmia is a Good Predictor of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection: A Meta-Analysis   

Hariyanto TI, Rizki NA, Kurniawan A | Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol

Aim: To analyze the potential usefulness of anosmia or hyposmia in the detection of the COVID-19 infection.

2/8/21

Predictive value of olfactory and taste symptoms in the diagnosis of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Kim DH, Kim SW, Stybayeva G, et al. | Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic value of the various symptoms of COVID-19 in the screening of this disease.

2/4/21

Diagnostic Features Of Sars-Covid-2 Positive Patients: A Rapid Review And Meta-Analysis 

Anderson G, Casasanta D, Cocchieri A, et al. | J Clin Nurs

Aim: To identify the main diagnostic features of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients at the time of hospitalization and their prevalence.

2/1/21

Performance of Saliva, Oropharyngeal Swabs, and Nasal Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis   

Lee RA, Herigon JC, Benedetti A, et al. | J Clin Microbiol

Aim: To understand the performance of alternative sample types compared to NP swabs

2/1/21

Point-of-care testing for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Yoon SH, Yang S, Cho H, et al.  | Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization (FDA-EUA) authorized point-of-care tests (POCTs) for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

2/1/21

The Sensitivity and Costs of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis   

Bastos ML, Perlman-Arrow S, Menzies D, et al. | Ann Intern Med

Aim: To determine the difference in sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 detection between nasopharyngeal swabs and saliva and estimate the incremental cost per additional SARS-CoV-2 infection detected with nasopharyngeal swabs.

1/29/21

A meta-analysis of accuracy and sensitivity of chest CT and RT-PCR in COVID-19 diagnosis   

Khatami F, Saatchi M, Zadeh SST, et al. | Sci Rep

Aim: To determine the diagnostic value of an initial chest CT scan in patients with COVID-19 infection in comparison with RT-PCR. 

1/29/21

Clinical applications of detecting IgG, IgM, or IgA antibody for the diagnosis of COVID-19: A meta-analysis and systematic review   

Chen M, Qin R, Mei J, et al. | Int J Infect Dis

Aim: To investigate the diagnostic effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies stratified by different positive results.

1/29/21

Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis   

Butler-Laporte G, Lawandi A, Schiller I, et al. | JAMA Intern Med

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of saliva NAAT for COVID-19.

1/28/21

A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the diagnostic accuracy of initial RT-PCR and CT scan in suspected COVID-19 patients   

Mair MDD, Hussain M, Siddiqui S, et al | Br J Radiol

Aim: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracy of Computed tomography (CT) and initial Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detecting COVID-19 infection.

1/11/21

The Role of Machine Learning Techniques to Tackle COVID-19 Crisis: A Systematic Review 

Syeda HB, Syed M, Sexton KW, et al. | JMIR Med Inform

Aim: To conduct a systematic literature review on the role of ML as a comprehensive and decisive technology to fight the COVID-19 crisis in the arena of epidemiology, diagnosis, and disease progression.

1/1/21

Relative Sensitivity of Saliva and Upper Airway Swabs for Initial Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Ambulatory Patients: Rapid Review   

O'Leary T | J Molecular Diag

Aim: To better understand the relative performance characteristics of saliva and upper airway samples.

12/22/20

The diagnostic accuracy of isothermal nucleic acid point-of-care tests for human coronaviruses: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Subsoontorn P, Lohitnavy M, Kongkaew C | Sci Rep

Aim: To determine the accuracy of nucleic acid point-of-care diagnosis for human coronaviruses, particularly, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2.

12/22/20

The role of the lung ultrasound in Coronavirus Disease 2019: A systematic review 

Pillai K, Hewage S, Harky A | J Med Ultrasound

Aim: To review the evidence on the potential role of the lung ultrasound to evaluate its benefits and potential roles to compare it to the current gold standard of computed tomography.

12/14/20

False-negative results of initial RT-PCR assays for COVID-19: A systematic review   

Arevalo Rodriguez I, Buitrago Garcia D, Simancas Racines D, et al.  | PLoS One

Aim: To review and critically appraise evidence about the proportion of RT-PCR false-negatives at initial testing for COVID-19. 

11/30/20

Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19     

Islam N, Salameh JP, Leeflang MMG, et al. | Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of chest imaging (computed tomography (CT), X?ray and ultrasound) in people with suspected or confirmed COVID?19.

11/25/20

Diagnostic accuracy of CT and radiographic findings for novel coronavirus 2019 pneumonia: Systematic review and meta-analysis   

Garg M, Gupta P, Maralakunte M, et al. | Clin Imaging

Aim: To evaluate pooled prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity of chest computed tomography (CT) and radiographic findings for novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.

11/19/20

Routine laboratory testing to determine if a patient has COVID-19 pneumonia or SARS-CoV-2 infection     

Stegeman I, Ochodo EA, Guleid F, et al. | Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of routine laboratory testing as a triage test to determine if a person has COVID?19.

11/19/20

Saliva as a possible tool for the SARS-CoV-2 detection: A review 

da Silva RCM, Marinho LCN, de Araujo Silva DN, et al. | Travel Med Infect Dis

Aim: To conduct an integrative literature review reporting saliva use as a sample for the SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.

11/12/20

Diagnostic Yield of Computed Tomography for the Identification of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Using Repeated Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing or Confirmed True-Negative State as Reference Standard: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Bellini D, Panvini N, Carbone I, et al. | J Comput Assist Tomogr

Aim: To perform a meta-analysis assessing the diagnostic yield of computed tomography (CT) for the identification of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using repeated reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction testing or confirmed true-negative state as reference standard.

11/11/20

Nucleic acid amplification tests on respiratory samples for the diagnosis of coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Hellou MM, Gorska A, Mazzaferri F, et al. | Clin Microbiol Infect

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for the diagnosis of coronavirus infections.

11/9/20

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests and kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody: A systematic review and meta?analysis   

Mekonnen D, Mengist HM, Derbi A, et al.  | Rev Med Virol

Aim: To assess the diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS?COV?2) serological test methods and the kinetics of antibody positivity. 

10/30/20

COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Laboratory Findings, Comorbidities, and Clinical Outcomes Comparing Medical Staff versus the General Population   

Ebrahimi M, Malehi AS, Rahim F | Osong Public Health Res Perspect

Aim: To compare coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) laboratory findings, comorbidities, and clinical outcomes in patients from the general population versus medical staff to aid diagnosis of COVID-19 in a more timely, efficient, and accurate way.

10/26/20

Alternative clinical specimens for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review   

Comber L, Walsh KA, Jordan K, et al. | Rev Med Virol

Aim: To synthesise the available evidence for detection of SARS?CoV?2 RNA using RT?PCR tested saliva or nasal specimens compared with RT?PCR tested nasopharyngeal specimens.

10/26/20

Meta-analysis of diagnostic performance of serology tests for COVID-19: impact of assay design and post-symptom-onset intervals   

Wang H, Ai J, Loeffelholz MJ, et al. | Emerg Microbes Infect

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of serologic methods for COVID-19 based on assay design and post-symptom-onset intervals.

10/21/20

The chest CT features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: a meta-analysis of 19 retrospective studies   

Yang H, Lan Y, Yao X, et al. | Virol J

Aim: To summarize the characteristics of chest CT imaging in Chinese hospitalized patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to provide reliable evidence for further guiding clinical routine.

10/20/20

Value of chest computed tomography scan in diagnosis of COVID-19; a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Hossein H, Ali KM, Hosseini M, et al. | Clin Transl Imaging

Aim: To answer to the question whether CT scan can be used in diagnosis of COVID-19 or not.

10/13/20

Diagnostic accuracy of non-contact infrared thermometers and thermal scanners: A systematic review and meta-analysis   

Aggarwal N, Garg M, Dwarakanathan V, et al. | J Travel Med

Aim: To review the evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of infrared thermal screening via handheld non-contact infrared thermometers and thermal scanners.

10/13/20

Diagnostic and methodological evaluation of studies on the urinary shedding of SARS-CoV-2, compared to stool and serum: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Roshandel R, Nateqi M, Lak R, et al. | Cell Mol Biol

Aim: To review the evidence on the diagnostic and methodological evaluation of urinary shedding of SARS-CoV-2.

10/5/20

Clinical laboratory parameters associated with severe or critical novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies   

Moutchia J, Pokharel P, Kerri A, et al. | PLoS One

Aim: To assess clinical laboratory parameters which may serve as markers or predictors of severe or critical COVID-19.

10/5/20

The effectiveness of tests to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, and antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, to inform COVID-19 diagnosis: a rapid systematic review   

Jarrom D, Elston L, Washington J, et al. | BMJ Evid Based Med

Aim: To identify evidence on: (1) the clinical effectiveness of tests that detect the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS?CoV?2) to inform COVID?19 diagnosis? and (2) the clinical effectiveness of tests that detect the presence of antibodies to the SARS?CoV?2 virus to inform COVID?19 diagnosis.

10/2/20

Using machine learning of clinical data to diagnose COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Li WT, Ma J, Shende N, et al. | BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

Aim: To investigate correlations between clinical variables, cluster COVID-19 patients into subtypes, and generate a computational classification model for discriminating between COVID-19 patients and influenza patients based on clinical variables alone.

9/21/20

Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19: A Rapid Review   

Chen J, See KC | J Med Internet Res

Aim: To review AI applications for COVID-19.

9/18/20

Can symptoms of anosmia and dysgeusia be diagnostic for COVID?19?   

Zahra SA, Iddawela S, Pillai K, et al. | Brain Behav

Aim: To investigate the diagnostic value of symptoms of anosmia and dysgeusia for COVID?19.

9/18/20

Interleukin-6 and severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Mojtabavi H, Saghazadeh A, Rezaei N | Eur Cytokine Netw

Aim: To investigate whether the circulating levels of IL-6 is a reliable indicator of disease severity among patients affected with COVID-19.

9/15/20

RT-qPCR assays based on saliva ratherRT-qPCR assays based on saliva rather than on nasopharyngeal swabs are possible but should be interpreted with caution: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Ricco M, Ranzieri S, Peruzzi S, et al. | Acta Biomed

Aim: To conduct a meta-analysis on the sensitivity and specificity of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detection through RT-qPCR based on salivary specimens compared to conventional nasopharyngeal swabs.

9/11/20

A systematic review of chest imaging findings in COVID-19 

Sun Z, Zhang N, Li Y, et al. | Quant Imaging Med Surg

Aim: To analyze the currently available studies documenting radiologic findings and aim to clarify the role of CT imaging in the diagnosis of patients with COVID-19.

9/11/20

Saliva as a Candidate for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing: A Meta-Analysis   

Czumbel LM, Kiss S, Farkas N, et al. | Front Med

Aim: To conduct a meta-analysis on the reliability and consistency of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detection in saliva specimens.

9/10/20

Liver injury could be associated with severe disease in COVID-19 patients a meta-analysis 

Liu C, Yang J, Wang W, et al. | Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

Aim: To compare liver injury in severe vs. non-severe or dead vs. surviving patients and investigate whether livery injury can help predict clinical severity and mortality in patients with coroanvirus disease 2019.

9/9/20

New and developing diagnostic platforms for COVID-19: a systematic review 

Chauhan N, Soni S, Gupta A, et al. | Expert Rev Mol Diagn

Aim: To review the evidence on diagnostic methods for COVID-19 detection.

8/31/20

Neurological manifestations of coronavirus infections – a systematic review   

Almqvist J, Granberg T, Tzortzakakis A, et al. | Ann Clin Transl Neurol

Aim: To optimize diagnostic workup of the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS?CoV?2) pandemic.

8/31/20

Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction versus chest computed tomography for detecting early symptoms of COVID-19. A diagnostic accuracy systematic review and meta-analysis 

Duarte ML, Dos Santos LR, de Souza Contencas AC, et al. | Sao Paulo Med J

Aim: To compare accuracy between RT-PCR and computed tomography (CT) for detecting COVID-19 in the first week of its symptoms during the pandemic.

8/26/20

Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection   

Dinnes J, Deeks JJ, Adriano A et al. | Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Aim: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests to determine if a person presenting in the community or in primary or secondary care has current SARS-CoV-2 infection

8/25/20

Systematic review with meta-analysis: SARS-CoV-2 stool testing and the potential for faecal-oral transmission 

van Doorn AS, Meijer B, Frampton CMA, et al. | Aliment Pharmacol Ther

Aim: To critically assess the clinical relevance of testing stool samples and anal swabs and provide an overview of the potential faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

8/15/20

Pulmonary vascular enlargement on thoracic CT for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Lv H, Chen T, Pan Y, et al. | Ann Transl Med

Aim: To estimate the prevalence and identify the underlying differential diagnostic value of VES.

8/14/20

Diagnostic Characteristics of Serological-Based COVID-19 Testing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

de Moura DTH, McCarty TR, Ribeiro IB, et al. | Clinics (Sao Paulo)

Aim: To perform a structured systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic characteristics of serological-based COVID-19 testing.

7/27/20

Detection profile of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR in different types of clinical specimens: a systematic review and meta-analysis   

Bwire GM, Majigo MV, Nijiro BJ, et al. | J Med Virol

Aim: To profile the positive detection rate from different clinical specimens using PCR to guide the selection of specimens for clinical diagnosis of COVID-19.

7/14/20

Systematic review with meta-analysis of the accuracy of diagnostic tests for COVID-19   

Boger B, Fachi MM, Vilhena RO, et al. | Am J Infect Control

Aim: To collate the evidence on the accuracy parameters of all available diagnostic methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2.

7/14/20

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): a systematic review and clinical guide to molecular and serological in-vitro diagnostic assays 

La Marca A, Capuzzo M, Paglia T, et al. | Reprod Biomed Online

Aim: To provide an overview of current diagnostic approaches for SARS-CoV-2 and in particular highlight issues with serological testing, with the objective of providing a clear guide to clinicians on the assays currently available.

7/11/20

Systematic review of artificial intelligence techniques in the detection and classification of COVID-19 medical images in terms of evaluation and benchmarking: Taxonomy analysis, challenges, future solutions and methodological aspects 

Albahri OS, Zaidan AA, Albahri AS, et al. | J Infect Public Health

Aim: To review the evidence on artificial intelligence (AI) techniques used in the detection and classification of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medical images in terms of evaluation and benchmarking.

7/9/20

A Systematic Review of CT Chest in COVID-19 Diagnosis and its Potential Application in a Surgical Setting   

Shao JM, Ayuso SA, Deerenberg EB, et al. | Colorectal Dis

Aim: To investigate the sensitivity and utility of computed tomography (CT) of the chest in diagnosing active Coronavirus 2019 (COVID?19) infection, and its potential application to the surgical setting.

7/3/20

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serological Tests for covid-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   

Bastos M, Tavaziva G, Abidi SK, et al. | BMJ

Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for coronavirus disease-2019 (covid-19).

6/23/20

Chest Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis   

Lv M, Wang M, Yang N, et al. | Ann Transl Med

Aim: To understand the role of CT for the diagnosis and the main imaging manifestations of patients with COVID-19.

6/1/20

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Value of Chest CT in the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Sol Scientiae, Illustra Nos   

Adams HJA, Kwee TC, Yakar D, et al. | AJR Am J Roentgenol

Aim: To systematically review and meta-analyze the diagnostic accuracy of chest CT in detecting coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

5/24/20

Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Real-World Data 

Ricco M, Ferraro P, Gualerzi G, et al. | J Clin Med

Aim: To explore the feasibility of rapid diagnostic tests in the management of the COVID-19 outbreak.

5/19/20

SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Different Respiratory Sites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

Mohammadi A, Esmaeilzadeh E, Li Y, et al. | EBioMedicine

Aim: To review the evidence on respiratory sampling strategies for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

5/18/20

Chest CT for Detecting COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy   

Xu B, Xing Y, Peng J, et al. | Eur Radiol

Aim: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding the diagnostic test accuracy of chest CT for detecting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5/3/20

Overcoming the bottleneck to widespread testing: A rapid review of nucleic acid testing approaches for COVID-19 detection 

Esbin MN, Whitney ON, Chong S, et al. | RNA

Aim: To present a collection of these recent advances in COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, including both peer-reviewed and preprint articles.

4/28/20

Do we know the diagnostic properties of the tests used in COVID-19? A rapid review of recently published literature 

Bachelet VC | Medwave

Aim: To find and discuss studies on laboratory diagnostic tests and rapid viral diagnosis. 

4/24/20

Laboratory Detection of Covid19 Cases: A Systematic Review   

Shormin M, Yusuf MA | Bangladesh J Infect Dis

Aim: To identify the different laboratory tests for detection of SARS Cov2 from Covid19 patients.