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

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

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 7-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: martabfca@gmail.com.
² Emergency Department, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 7-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.

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.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections* / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Serologic Tests

Substances

Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M