A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy Tests of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present a systematic review and meta-analysis that aims to evaluate the reliability of coronavirus disease diagnostic tests in 2019 (COVID-19). This article seeks to describe the scientific discoveries made because of diagnostic tests conducted in recent years during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Between 2020 and 2021, searches for published papers on the COVID-19 diagnostic were made in the PubMed database. Ninety-nine scientific articles that satisfied the requirements were analyzed and included in the meta-analysis, and the specificity and sensitivity of the diagnostic accuracy were assessed. When compared to serological tests such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA), latera

SUBMITTER: Vilca-Alosilla JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature