Monitoring the infection of SARS-CoV-2 and the development of diagnostic tools

Authors

  • Antonio Angeloni Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  • Antonella Farina Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  • Cristiano Ialongo Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
  • Patrizia Mancini Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale,Sapienza Università  di Roma
  • Emanuela Anastasi Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a major concern worldwide during 2020, capable to heavily affect economies and causing restrictions in social behaviors aimed to limit the spreading of the infection, specially to fragile subjects, waiting for a vaccine to be developed.

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Published

2020-12-23

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Vol. 2 (2020)

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A geographical and crosscutting look at the COVID-19 pandemic in an international framework (ed. by Cristiano Pesaresi)

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