High Incidence of False-Positive Results in Patients with Acute Infections Other than COVID-19 by the Liaison SARS-CoV-2 Commercial Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay for Detection of IgG Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies

J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Oct 21;58(11):e01352-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01352-20. Print 2020 Oct 21.
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; antibodies; coronavirus; serological tests.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Betacoronavirus / immunology
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
  • Coronavirus Infections / blood
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Infections / diagnosis
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / blood
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G