Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 282-292.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0954

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Novel Coronavirus and Research Progress of Related Clinical Detection Methods

LI Jia-jun(), ZHENG Xiao, SHENG Jie, XU Yao()   

  1. Institute of Biology and Medicine,College of Life Science and Health,Wuhan University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430081
  • Received:2020-07-30 Online:2021-04-26 Published:2021-05-13
  • Contact: XU Yao E-mail:ljj13122872601@163.com;xuyao0307@wust.edu.cn

Abstract:

The novel coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2)pneumonia(COVID-19)broke out in Wuhan at the end of 2019 and rapidly spread to the whole world. It is transmitted mainly through respiratory droplets and close contact with a strong infectious capacity,and some patients are asymptomatic but able to infect others. The diagnosis of COVID-19 is particularly critical for the prevention and control of the epidemic,early detection,early isolation and early treatment of patients. The detection of SARS-CoV-2 is mainly based on nucleic acid and specific antibody detection. This paper summarized the pathogen characteristics and development of detection methods of the SARS-CoV-2,and briefly introduced the principles and application status of detection technology,aiming to provide some helps for the accurate clinical diagnosis as well as epidemic prevention and control of COVID-19.

Key words: SARS-CoV-2, etiology, nucleic acid, antibody, detection