Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 testing: a scoping review of current guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Testing used in screening, diagnosis and follow-up of COVID-19 has been a subject of debate. Several organisations have developed formal advice about testing for COVID-19 to assist in the control of the disease. We collated, delineated and appraised current worldwide recommendations about the role and applications of tests to control SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.

Methods

We searched for documents providing recommendations for COVID-19 testing in PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, the Coronavirus Open Access Project living evidence database and relevant websites such as TRIP database, ECRI Guidelines Trust, the GIN database, from inception to 21 September 2020. Two reviewers applied the eligibility criteria to potentially relevant citations without language or geographical restriction

SUBMITTER: Arevalo-Rodriguez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789202 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature