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COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

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

Prevalence of Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Health Workers (HWs) and Diagnostic Test Performance: The Experience of a Teaching Hospital in Central Italy

Detection Principle
NucleicAcid-PCR based
Target
RT-PCR target not specified; IgM, IgG
Testing Method Category
Mixed
Testing Method
RT-PCR and CLIA
Testing Method - Additional Info
RT-PCR: AllplexTM 2019-nCoV Assay, Seegene Inc., Seoul, Korea; CLIA: Medical Systems, 2019-nCoV IgM/IgG, Genova, Italy
Reported Performance
sensitivity: 0% (IgM), 50% (IgG), 80% (14 days post diagnosis), 100% (20 days post diagnosis); specificity: 98.99% (IgM), 99.1% (IgG). Remark: study on health workers
Sample Size
1084 samples
Peer-reviewed
yes

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