March 2, 2020

Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay and Colloidal Gold- Immunochromatographic Assay Kit for Detection of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) Causing an Outbreak of Pneumonia (COVID-19)

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• Xiang et al present sensitivity and specificity of ELISA and GICA IgM and IgG serological assays for COVID-19 detection, noting that these tests may be useful alternatives to current PCR-based methods.

Xiang et al. (March 1, 2020). Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay and Colloidal Gold- Immunochromatographic Assay Kit for Detection of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) Causing an Outbreak of Pneumonia (COVID-19). Pre-print downloaded Mar 2 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.20028787