Is Adding IgM Antibody to Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing Useful for COVID-19 Travel Screening?

Xin Yi; Clarence W. Chan; Kiang Teck J. Yeo

doi:10.1093/ajcp/aqaa270

Is Adding IgM Antibody to Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing Useful for COVID-19 Travel Screening?

Xin Yi, Clarence W. Chan, Kiang Teck J. Yeo

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	321-323
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Volume	155
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa270
State	Published - Mar 1 2021

Keywords

Coronavirus
COVID-19
Double-negative test
IgM and IgG antibody
Nucleic acid test
Point-of-care test
RT-PCR
SARS-CoV-2
Travel screening
Antibodies, Viral/blood
Immunoglobulin M/blood
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Humans
COVID-19/blood
COVID-19 Serological Testing/methods
Travel Medicine/methods
Communicable Diseases, Imported/prevention & control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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10.1093/ajcp/aqaa270

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