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Comment
. 2020 Nov;81(5):816-846.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.032. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

SARS-CoV-2 IGM and IGG rapid serologic test for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department

Marta Cancella de Abreu  1 , Christophe Choquet  2 , Héloise Petit  2 , Donia Bouzid  2 , Florence Damond  2 , Stephane Marot  2 , Valentine Marie Ferre  2 , Sonia Burrel  2 , David Boutolleau  2 , Nadhira Houdou-Fidouh  2 , Anne-Geneviève Marcelin  2 , Diane Descamps  2 , Pierre Hausfater  2
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Comment

SARS-CoV-2 IGM and IGG rapid serologic test for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department

Marta Cancella de Abreu et al. J Infect. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

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    RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2′s diagnostic has many false negatives and long turnaround times.

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    In our study 20% of RT-PCR negative patients had a rapid Sars-CoV2 IgG/IgM positive.

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    Rapid SARS-CoV2 IgG/IgM may be used as a complementary assay to the RT-PCR.

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    They can be useful in emergency patient's triage and admission.

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    They help avoiding to admit a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-free area.

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