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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

Scientific literature on COVID-19 Test Methods and Devices - detail

Antibody tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection: a meta-analysis

Detection Principle
ImmunoAssay-Antibody
Target
IgM/IgG
Testing Method Category
Mixed
Testing Method
ELISA, CLIA, FIA, LFIA
Testing Method - Additional Info
Reported Performance
Sensitivity: 90-94% (ELISA and CLIA), 80-86% (LFIA and FIA) ; specificity: 91.4-99.4% (all methods) ; Remark: performance across 38 studies with different sample size
Sample Size
7848 patients from 38 studies
Peer-reviewed
no

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