SARS-CoV-2-specific IgM screening has low sensitivity for identifying potentially infectious travellers

Pathology. 2021 Dec;53(7):917-919. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Sep 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / immunology
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 / transmission*
  • COVID-19 Serological Testing / methods*
  • COVID-19 Serological Testing / standards
  • COVID-19 Serological Testing / statistics & numerical data
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis*
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Mass Screening*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Travel*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M