False-positive results of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibody tests in sera stored before the 2020 pandemic in Italy

False-positive results of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibody tests in sera stored before the 2020 pandemic in Italy

Objectives: Aside from the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), serological tests are not well known for their diagnostic value. We assessed the performance of serological tests using stored sera from patients with a variety of pathologic conditions, collected before the 2020 pandemi...

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Main Authors: Anna Latiano, Francesca Tavano, Anna Panza, Orazio Palmieri, Grazia A. Niro, Nicola Andriulli, Tiziana Latiano, Giuseppe Corritore, Domenica Gioffreda, Annamaria Gentile, Rosanna Fontana, Maria Guerra, Giuseppe Biscaglia, Fabrizio Bossa, Massimo Carella, Giuseppe Miscio, Lazzaro di Mauro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Virus
Serological tests
IgM/IgG antibodies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220325911

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