Table 2.

Comparing different methods to detect viral DNA.

Detection methods	Target	Linear range	Detection limit	Simultaneous detection or not	Ref.
Fluorescence	H1N1	10-1000 nM	2.0 nM	Y	[30]
	H1N5	25-1000 nM	10.0 nM
Fluorescence	H1N1	0-200 nM	25 nM	Y	[31]
	H1N5
	HIV DNA
SERS	HAV DNA	1 pM-10 nM	1 pM	Y	[32]
	HBV DNA
Electrochemical	HIV-1	20 -100 nM	0.1 nM	Y	[17]
	HIV-2
Electrochemical	HPV 16	0.5-100 nM	150 pM	Y	[33]
	HPV18		153 pM
	MERS-CoV	20-1000 nM	1.53 nM
Colorimetric	MTB	50-2500 nM	1.27 nM	Y	[[34]]
	HPV	20-2500 nM	1.03 nM
Fluorescence	HIV-1	0.2-700 nM	11 pM	Y	This work
	HIV-2