Using Prenatal Blood Samples to Evaluate COVID-19 Rapid Serologic Tests Specificity.

Jackeline AlgerMaria Luisa CafferataTito AlvaradoAlvaro CigandaArturo CorralesHans DesaleArnaud DrouinDahlene FuscoJorge GarciaLuz GibbonsEmily HarvilleWendy LopezIvette LorenzanaFausto Muñoz-LaraElsa PalouEduardo RetesManuel SierraCandela StellaXu XiongLysien I ZambranoPierre M Buekens

Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2020)

COVID-19 serologic rapid tests are of variable specificity. Blood specimens from sentinel prenatal clinics provide an opportunity to validate serologic tests with population-based samples.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
sars cov
pregnant women
primary care
loop mediated isothermal amplification
fine needle aspiration