{"id":5511,"date":"2020-08-28T07:42:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T07:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/diagnostic-tests-for-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:06:17","slug":"diagnostic-tests-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/diagnostic-tests-for-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostic tests for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">COVID-19 emerged as a novel disease over six months ago, and since then, researchers and clinical practitioners worldwide have been working tirelessly to identify ways to diagnose it quickly and effectively. Here\u2019s an infographic that provides a snapshot of the common tests used, what they\u2019re used to test, and when they are helpful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/R%20Concept_COVID-19%20diagnostic%20tests.png\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%2210335%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Feel free to download this infographic and share it with your peers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">The information in this piece is based on <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: blue;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/covid19.researcher.life\/?utm_source=insightsrow&amp;utm_medium=contentmarketing&amp;utm_campaign=covidarticle5\">a unique content database<\/a><\/span><\/span> powered by R Concept (a <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: blue;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cactusglobal.com\/\">Cactus Communications<\/a><\/span><\/span> initiative) for those involved in COVID-19<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">related research. <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: blue;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/accounts.researcher.life\/pre-login?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fcovid19.researcher.life%2F&amp;application=covid19&amp;utm_source=insightsrow&amp;utm_medium=contentmarketing&amp;utm_campaign=covidarticle5\">Sign up now<\/a><\/span><\/span> for regular literature 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