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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021

Comparative Analysis of Capillary vs Venous Blood for Serologic Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies by RPOC Lateral Flow Tests.

Muhammad Morshed, Inna Sekirov, Meghan McLennan, Paul N Levett, Navdeep Chahil, Annie Mak, Erin Carruthers, Tamara Pidduck, Jesse Kustra, Jonathan Laley and 10 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad MorshedBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Inna SekirovBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Meghan McLennanProvincial Laboratory Medicine Services, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paul N LevettBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Navdeep ChahilBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Annie MakBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Erin CarruthersBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tamara PidduckBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jesse KustraBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jonathan LaleyBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Min-Kuang LeeBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kenneth ChuBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fred BurgessBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rohit VijhSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Lori WillisBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ray WadaBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rosemarie BlancaflorBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Suni BorastonVancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Althea HaydenVancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Mel KrajdenBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BC Centre for Disease Control · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAVancouver Coastal Health · CAProvincial Health Services Authority · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A comparison of rapid point-of-care serology tests using finger prick and venous blood was done on 278 participants. In a laboratory setting, immunoglobulin G (IgG) sensitivity neared 100%; however, IgG sensitivity dramatically dropped (82%) in field testing. Possible factors include finger prick volume variability, hemolysis, cassette readability, and operator training.

Indexed as

COVID-19diagnostic microbiologypublic healthrapid point-of-care testserology

Identifiers

PMID33723509
PMCPMC7928643
OpenAlexW3127424074

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