April 15, 2020

Rapid diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by detecting IgG and IgM antibodies with an immunochromatographic device: a prospective single-center study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• Garcia et al evaluated the diagnostic performance of AllTestR COV-19 IgG/IgM kit, which detects IgG and IgM antibodies. While the specificity was high (100%), sensitivity varied from 47.3% on day 1 to 88.9 – 91.1% on day 14. They concluded that for the IgG/IgM kit to be useful in hospitalized patients, the clinical history of 14 or more days from the onset of symptoms is necessary.

Garcia et al. (April 15 2020). Rapid diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by detecting IgG and IgM antibodies with an immunochromatographic device: a prospective single-center study. Pre-print downloaded Apr 15 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.11.20062158