COVID-19 Antibody Tests: A Valuable Public Health Tool with Limited Relevance to Individuals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.11.002
Abstract: Antibody tests for detecting past infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have many uses for public health decision making, but demand has largely come from individual consumers. This review focuses on the… read more here.
Keywords: relevance; covid antibody; antibody; antibody tests ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Antibody Tests and Their Limitations
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02621
Abstract: COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has developed into a global health crisis, causing over 2 million deaths and changing people’s daily life the world over. Current main-stream diagnostic methods in the laboratory include nucleic… read more here.
Keywords: tests limitations; antibody tests; antibody; covid antibody ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 Serologic Testing: Facts, Fiction, and Fallacies
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DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab072
Abstract: Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented demands on clinical laboratory providers, in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, and public health agencies to respond to the testing needs of an international public health emergency. These… read more here.
Keywords: public health; antibody; antibody tests; san diego ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the usability of various rapid antibody tests in the diagnostic application for COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1177/0004563220984827
Abstract: Background The usability of laboratory tests related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is critically important for the world undergoing the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to assess the diagnostic usability of… read more here.
Keywords: antibody; antibody tests; test; sars cov ... See more keywords
Performance evaluation of eight treponemal antibody tests in China.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4123297
Abstract: In this study, the performance of 8 commercially available treponemal antibody tests was evaluated. Higher specificity was achieved in the automated chemiluminescence immunoassays(CIA assays) than enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assays, but no significant differences were found… read more here.
Keywords: antibody tests; treponemal antibody; syphilis; performance evaluation ... See more keywords