Low detection rate of RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 using IgM/IgG rapid antibody tests in a large community sample in Lima, Peru

Background Rapid IgM/IgG antibody tests were largely used in lieu of RT-PCR tests as part of COVID-19 public health response activities in Lima, Peru. To assess their utility, we explored the relationship between the time since onset of several COVID-19-related symptoms and the sensitivity of a rapi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC infectious diseases Jg. 23; H. 1; S. 62 - 9
Hauptverfasser:	Law, Stephanie, Tovar, Marco A., Franke, Molly F., Calderon, Roger, Palomino, Santiago, Valderrama, Gissella, Llanos, Fernando, Velásquez, Gustavo E., Mitnick, Carole D., Lecca, Leonid
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	London BioMed Central 02.02.2023 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Schlagworte:	Analysis Antibodies Antibodies, Viral - analysis Antigens Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 Testing Diagnostic tests Fever Humans Hypothesis testing IgG antibody Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - analysis Immunoglobulin M Immunoglobulin M - analysis Immunoglobulins Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Laboratories Medical Microbiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pandemics Parasitology Peru Peru - epidemiology Polymerase chain reaction Public health Regression analysis Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA polymerase SARS-CoV-2 - genetics SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Serology Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Testing Tropical Medicine Vaccination Viral antibodies Peru Lima Peru COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing Peru
ISSN:	1471-2334, 1471-2334
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