High incidence of false-positive results of IgG antibody against SARS-CoV-2 with rapid immunochromatographic antibody test due to human common cold coronavirus infection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101180
Abstract: Abstract We experienced a 72-year-old man who developed laboratory-confirmed human coronavirus HKU1 pneumonia. PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 from a nasopharyngeal specimen was negative twice, and rapid immunochromatographic antibody test (RIAT) using a commercially available kit… read more here.
Keywords: common cold; human common; false positive; riat ... See more keywords
Diabetes mellitus and cardiac disease as key predictors of rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia in ANCA-associated vasculitis.
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DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf529
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Rituximab (RTX) is a key treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), but RTX-induced acute thrombocytopenia (RIAT) remains a concern. We aimed to evaluate the risk and risk factors of RIAT in patients with AAV undergoing… read more here.
Keywords: riat; diabetes mellitus; risk; anca associated ... See more keywords