Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil

Qualitative antibody tests are an easy, point-of-care diagnostic method that is useful in diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019, especially in situations where reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction is negative. However, some factors are able to affect its sensitivity and accuracy, which may...

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Autores principales: Freire de Melo, Fabrício, Martins Oliveira Diniz, Lilian, Nélio Januário, José, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira, João, Dórea, Rafael Santos Dantas Miranda, de Brito, Breno Bittencourt, Marques, Hanna Santos, Lemos, Fabian Fellipe Bueno, Silva Luz, Marcel, Rocha Pinheiro, Samuel Luca, de Magalhães Queiroz, Dulciene Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9526998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36196438
http://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100
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Sumario:Qualitative antibody tests are an easy, point-of-care diagnostic method that is useful in diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019, especially in situations where reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction is negative. However, some factors are able to affect its sensitivity and accuracy, which may contribute to these tests not being used as a first-line diagnostic tool.

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