Validation of a new automated chemiluminescent anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibody assay system detecting both N and S proteins in Japan.

PCR methods are presently the standard for the diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but additional methodologies are needed to complement PCR methods, which have some limitations. Here, we validated and investigated the usefulness of measuring serum antibodies against severe acute respi...

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Main Authors: Rin Yokoyama, Makoto Kurano, Yoshifumi Morita, Takuya Shimura, Yuki Nakano, Chungen Qian, Fuzhen Xia, Fan He, Yoshiro Kishi, Jun Okada, Naoyuki Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nagura, Hitoshi Okazaki, Kyoji Moriya, Yasuyuki Seto, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Yutaka Yatomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247711