Autoantibody assays may have significant differences due to the heterogeneity of autoantibodies, including epitope specificity, isotype, and affinity/avidity. This makes it challenging for clinical ...
Abbott announced today it received CE Mark for its new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Immunoglobulin G) lab-based serology test. IgG antibody testing that gives a quantitative result (measuring the ...
Serology tests, also called antibody tests, help to identify people who have had a past infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. Hundreds of these tests have been developed ...
As more and more COVID-19 data are collected, the clearer our picture of the novel disease becomes. One of the most important pieces of the puzzle (though we stress that it is nevertheless only one ...
Maintaining consistent assay performance over time is critical for clinical laboratories. While assay performance characteristics may be clearly understood at the time of validation, variations can ...
WHILE THE STATE’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON TARGETING AND TREATING POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES, IT ALSO WANTS TO KNOW WHO HAS ALREADY HAD THE CORONAVIRUS. SEROLOGY TESTING OR ANTIBODY TESTING CHECKS TO SEE IF ...
On May 4, 2020, the FDA issued new Guidance that drastically changes the requirements for serology/antibody tests for the COVID-19 epidemic. The Agency did this by updating (and superseding) previous ...