COVID-19 Antibody Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests Show High Cross-Reactivity When Challenged with Pre-Pandemic Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Dengue Samples

COVID-19 Antibody Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests Show High Cross-Reactivity When Challenged with Pre-Pandemic Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Dengue Samples

COVID-19 Antibody Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests (COVID-19 Ab RDTs) are the preferred tool for SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The present study challenged COVID-19 Ab RDTs with pre-pandemic samples of patients exposed to tropical pathogens. A r...

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Main Authors: Fien Vanroye, Dorien Van den Bossche, Isabel Brosius, Bieke Tack, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
cross-reactivity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/7/1163

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