A systematic review and meta-analysis of the sensitivity of antibody tests for the laboratory confirmation of COVID-19

NA Makoah, T Tipih, MM Litabe, M Brink… - Future …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of serological tests for the diagnosis of
COVID-19 during the first week of symptom onset in patients confirmed with the real-time RT …

Meta-analysis of diagnostic performance of serology tests for COVID-19: impact of assay design and post-symptom-onset intervals

H Wang, J Ai, MJ Loeffelholz, YW Tang… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Serology detection is recognized for its sensitivity in convalescent patients with COVID-19, in
comparison with nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs). This article aimed to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of serological tests for COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

X Zheng, R Duan, F Gong, X Wei, Y Dong… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for coronavirus disease-
2019 (COVID-19). Methods PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic characteristics of serological-based COVID-19 testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DTH Moura, TR McCarty, IB Ribeiro, MP Funari… - Clinics, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Serologic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
promises to assist in assessing exposure to and confirming the diagnosis of coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of tests to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, and antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, to inform COVID-19 diagnosis: a rapid systematic review

D Jarrom, L Elston, J Washington… - BMJ evidence-based …, 2022 - ebm.bmj.com
Objectives We undertook a rapid systematic review with the aim of identifying evidence that
could be used to answer the following research questions:(1) What is the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 detection: a systematic review with meta-analysis

M Arshadi, F Fardsanei, B Deihim… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect SARS-
CoV-2 is time-consuming and sometimes not feasible in developing nations. Rapid antigen …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection: a meta-analysis

PI Kontou, GG Braliou, NL Dimou, G Nikolopoulos… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 made
imperative the need for diagnostic tests that can identify the infection. Although Nucleic Acid …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory tests for COVID-19: a review of peer-reviewed publications and implications for clinical use

D Shyu, J Dorroh, C Holtmeyer, D Ritter… - Missouri …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diagnostic tests for the coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) are critical for prompt
diagnosis, treatment and isolation to break the cycle of transmission. A positive real-time …

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

ML Bastos, G Tavaziva, SK Abidi, JR Campbell… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for coronavirus disease-
2019 (covid-19). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline …

Assessment of serological techniques for screening patients for COVID-19 (COVID-SER): a prospective, multicentric study

S Trouillet-Assant, CA Vega, A Bal, JA Nazare… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 threatens global public
health, and there is an urgent public health need to assess acquired immunity to SARS-CoV …