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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 of SARS-CoV-2 serology tests: Are they good enough?

DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0245914 
Detection Principle
ImmunoAssay-Antibody
Target
IgG
Testing Method Category
Other Immuno assay
Testing Method
Epitope Diagnostics Inc. (EDI, San Diego, CA, USA), EuroImmun UK ITC (UK), Abbott Diagnostics (Maidenhead, UK), DiaSorin (London, UK), SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM rapid test from Healgen (Houston, TX, USA)
Testing Method - Additional Info
comparison of different immunoassays
Reported Performance
Specificity: 81% (EDI, Euroimmun, Abbott), 100% (Healgen), 71% (Diasorin) ; Specificity: (EDI, Abbott), 92% (Euroimmun), 96% (Diasorin) ; remarks: sensitivity is for positive samples at all time points, specificity is on pre-pandemic controls. more values are available at different time points and for different sample sets
Sample Size
up to 50 samples
Peer-reviewed
yes

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