Associating SARS-CoV-2 Serological Assays with Protection: Where the Field Stands

Clin Chem. 2021 Apr 29;67(5):707-709. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab039.
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Keywords: 55 serological assays have received EUA. Nonetheless; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019 was met with a rapid introduction of commercially available serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection. Soon after being declared an emergency in the US; as laboratories gained access to this unprecedented number of assays; exceeding the number of assays available for any other infectious disease and most other laboratory analytes. As a result of this rapid expansion and at times dubious quality; hundreds of serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 were introduced; serology; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began reviewing and regulating all SARS-CoV-2 serological assays under emergency use authorization (EUA). To date; the utility of SARS-CoV-2 serological testing remained unclear.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / immunology*
  • COVID-19 Serological Testing*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Humoral / immunology*
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral