SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Diagnostic accuracy of clinically applied nanoparticle-based biosensors at detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA and surface proteins in pharyngeal swabs compared to RT-PCR as a reference test

Introduction: Nanoparticle-based biosensors (NPBs) are point-of-care diagnostic platforms that can be used for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with high accuracy. Areas covered: EBSCOhost Web, Embase, ProQuest, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and WHO Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) were searched for relevant records published from 1 November 2019 to 30 April 2022. Records reporting original data on the accuracy of clinically applied nanoparticle-based biosensors at detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA and surface proteins from pharyngeal swab specimens were considered. Findings were reported based on the PRISMA 2020 statement. The QUADAS-2 tool was used for assessment of quality and risk of bias among the included studies. Expert opinion: A total of 50 relevant records were identified, of which 13 were included. The included studies explored the diagnostic performance of 13 clinically applied distinct nanoparticle-based biosensors in a total of 789 pharyngeal swabs collected from 376 COVID-19 patients and 413 otherwise healthy individuals. The mean sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 97.07%, 94.43%, and 96.91%, respectively, in comparison to RT-qPCR as the reference test. Considering their ease-of-operation, portability, low-cost manufacturing, NPBs could be considered suitable candidate diagnostic platforms for substituting RT-qPCR. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 14 June 2022 Revised 26 July 2022 Accepted 10 October 2022

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