A team from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, in collaboration with La Trobe University, The University of Queensland, and Monash University,.
Novel discovery provides hope for early detection of serious Covid-19 cases ANI | Updated: Dec 12, 2020 14:04 IST
Brisbane [Australia], December 12 (ANI): A new way of testing whether or not Covid-19 patients immune systems are gearing up to fight the virus that causes the deadly disease has been developed by Australian researchers.
The researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute hope the discovery could be used to identify early on which patients immune systems are not responding appropriately, and who might be at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell.
The prototype test detects high levels of two key chemical signals that are produced by T cells when they recognise SARS-CoV-2-infected cells and start to fight the infection. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that causes COVID-19.
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