Project description
A comprehensive strategy for accurate diagnosis of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases
COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, has spread to more than 200 countries worldwide. Detecting and differentiating Sars-CoV-2 from SARS-CoV, which emerged in November 2002, as well as 30 other common respiratory bacteria and viruses, is important. Failure to distinguish different pathogens may lead to unnecessary antimicrobial use, cross-infection of mis-grouped patients and further spreading of infectious disease. The EU-funded RAPID-COVID project will prototype a technique to simultaneously detect and differentiate SARS-CoV-2 and 30 other common respiratory bacteria and viruses. It will allow for accurate, cost-effective and comprehensive diagnoses during the current outbreak as well as for streamlined integration into future routine diagnoses of respiratory diseases.
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Call for proposal
H2020-JTI-IMI2-2020-21-single-stage
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IMI2-RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
OX14 3DB Abingdon
United Kingdom
Participants (4)
93230 Romainville
1000 Ljubljana
29603 Marbella Malaga
75000 Paris