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SARS-CoV2 serology assays: utility and limits of different antigen based tests through the evaluation and the comparison of four commercial tests

2021-11-21 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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IntroductionSARS-CoV2 serology testing is multipurpose provided to choose an efficient test. We evaluated and compared 4 different commercial serology tests, three of them had the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Our goal was to provide new data to help to guide the interpretation and the choice of the serological tests. MethodsFour commercial tests were evaluated: Cobas(R)Roche(R)(total anti-N antibodies), VIDAS(R)Biomerieux(R)(IgM and IgG anti-RBD antibodies), Mindray(R)(IgM and I...

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