Comparison of six antibody assays and two combination assays for COVID-19.

Masaki YamamotoKazuyuki OkazakiYoko KitaiKoh ShinoharaSatomi YukawaTaro NoguchiMichio TanakaYasufumi MatsumuraYukiko NishiyamaMiki Nagao

Published in: Virology journal (2022)

For the purpose of COVID-19 diagnosis, antibody testing should be performed 15 days after onset. For the purpose of epidemiological surveillance, highly sensitive assays should be used as much as possible, such as SuperFlex_Ab, iFlash_IgG and their combination. IgM assays were not suitable for these purposes.

Keyphrases

high throughput
coronavirus disease
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public health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
single cell
simultaneous determination