Evaluation of the usability of various rapid antibody tests in the diagnostic application for COVID-19.

Yoshifumi UwaminoMasatoshi WakuiWataru AokiToshinobu KurafujiEmmy YanagitaMaasa MoritaMika NagataRika InoseMasayo NoguchiHiromitsu YokotaNaoki HasegawaHideyuki SayaMitsuru Muratanull null

Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry (2021)

All antibody tests were unsatisfactory to replace RT-PCR for the early diagnosis of COVID-19. Rapid antibody tests as well as a quantitative antibody test were useful in the assessment of immune responses in COVID-19. The obvious variance among the three rapid tests suggested limited accuracy and difficult standardization. Diagnostic usability of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 should be investigated rigorously.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
immune response
loop mediated isothermal amplification
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
electronic health record
health information
healthcare
dendritic cells
toll like receptor
single molecule