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COVID-19 Publications from Japan:Test & diagnosis

Last Update: October 21, 2020
Accuracy and stability of saliva as a sample for reverse transcription PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2.NEW
Author name Uwamino Y, Nagata M, Aoki W, Fujimori Y, Nakagawa T, Yokota H, et al.
Journal title J Clin Pathol. 2020 Sep 14;jclinpath-2020-206972. doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206972. Online ahead of print.
Infiltrative Shadows in COVID-19: Pneumonia or Pulmonary Embolism?NEW
Author name Nagai H, Yamamoto S, Saito M, Adachi E.
Journal title Intern Med. 2020 Oct 1;59(19):2443-2444. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5380-20. Epub 2020 Aug 12.
Clinical Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic IgM/IgG Antibody Assay and Chest Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of COVID-19.
Author name Imai K, Tabata S, Ikeda M, Noguchi S, Kitagawa Y, Matuoka M, et al.
Journal title J Clin Virol. 2020 Jul; 128: 104393. doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104393.
Cautious handling of urine from moderate to severe COVID-19 patients.
Author name Nomoto H, Ishikane M, Katagiri D, Kinoshita N, Nagashima M, Sadamasu K, et al.
Journal title Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jun 2; S0196-6553(20)30350-3. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.034.
Evaluation of rapid diagnosis of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)using loop-mediated isothermal amplification.
Author name Kitagawa Y, Orihara Y, Kawamura R, Imai K, Sakai J, Tarumoto N, et al.
Journal title J Clin Virol. 2020 May 21; 129:104446. doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104446.
Evaluation of a high-speed but low-throughput RT-qPCR system for SARS-CoV-2 detection.
Author name Sakai J, Tarumoto N, Orihara Y, Kawamura R, Kodana M, Matsuzaki N, et al.
Journal title J Hosp Infect. 2020 May 21; S0195-6701(20)30256-5. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.025.
Difficulty of downscaling the precautions for coronavirus disease-19 based on negative throat polymerase chain results in the early phase of infection.
Author name Suzuki T, Kutsuna S, Nakamura K, Ide S, Moriyama Y, Saito S, et al.
Journal title J Infect Chemother. 2020 May 8; 26(8):851-3. doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2020.05.002.
Development of a protective device for RT-PCR testing SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients.
Author name Tsuchida T, Fujitani S, Yamasaki Y, Kunishima H, Matsuda T.
Journal title Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Apr 13; 1-2. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.121.

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