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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

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

Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison

Detection Principle
ImmunoAssay-Antibody
Target
IgG
Testing Method Category
Other Immuno assay
Testing Method
1)SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay (Abbott, Chicago, IL, USA), 2) LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG assay (DiaSorin, Saluggia, Italy), 3) Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay (Roche, Basel, Switzerland), 4) SARS-CoV-2 Total assay (Siemens, Munich, Germany), and 5)novel 384-well ELISA (the Oxford immunoassay)
Testing Method - Additional Info
comparison of 5 commercially available kits
Reported Performance
1) Abbott Sensitivity: 92.7%; Specificity: 99.9%; 2)DiaSorin Sensitivity: 96.2%; Specificity: 98.9%; 3)Oxford Sensitivity: 99.1%; Specificity: 99%; 4) Roche Sensitivity: 97.2%; Specificity: 99.8%; 5) Siemens Sensitivity: 98.1%; Specificity: 99.9%
Sample Size
1502 blood
Peer-reviewed
yes

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