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ArticleViruses2021

Evaluation of Production Lots of a Rapid Point-of-Care Lateral Flow Serological Test Intended for Identification of IgM and IgG against the N-Terminal Part of the Spike Protein (S1) of SARS-CoV-2.

Tove Hoffman, Linda Kolstad, Bengt Rönnberg, Åke Lundkvist

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Recent Progress on Rapid Lateral Flow Assay-Based Early Diagnosis of COVID-19.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tove HoffmanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC), Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2239-9078
Linda KolstadDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC), Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
Bengt RönnbergDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC), Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0229-093X
Åke LundkvistDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC), Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8608-6551
Uppsala University · SE

Funding

European Union's Horizon 2020 research innovation program 874735Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Science for Life Laboratory Uppsala Nevermore CovidKnut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Science for Life Laboratory Uppsala SiCoVVetenskapsrådet 2017-05807Vetenskapsrådet 2018-02569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The potential of rapid point-of-care (POC) tests has been subject of doubt due to an eventual risk of production errors. The aim was therefore to evaluate the two separate production lots of a commercial POC lateral flow test, intended for the detection of IgM and IgG against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S1). Control samples consisted of serum from individuals with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and pre-COVID-19 negative sera gathered from a biobank. The presence of anti-S1 IgM/IgG in the sera was verified by an in-house Luminex-based serological assay (COVID-19 SIA). One hundred samples were verified as positive for anti-S1 IgG and 74 for anti-S1 IgM. Two hundred samples were verified as negative for anti-S1 IgM/IgG. For the two lots of the POC-test, the sensitivities were 93.2% and 87.8% for IgM and 93.0% and 100% for IgG. The specificities were 100% for IgM and 99.5% for IgG. The positive predictive value was 100% for IgM and 98.9% and 99.0% for IgG. The negative predictive value was 97.6% and 95.7% for IgM, and 96.6% and 100% for IgG. The evaluated POC-test is suitable to assess anti-SARS-CoV-2 S1 IgM and IgG, as a measure of previous virus exposure on an individual level. The external validation of separate lots of rapid POC-tests is encouraged to ensure high sensitivity before market introduction.

Indexed as

Point-of-Care TestingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19COVID-19 Serological TestingHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MSensitivity and SpecificitySpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike glycoprotein, SARS-CoVIgM/IgGlateral flowlotPOC-testS1SARS-CoV-2specificity

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PMID34072890
PMCPMC8230246
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