Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE1 5WW Leicester, United Kingdom.
Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE1 5WW Leicester, United Kingdom; Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, LE1 9HN, United Kingdom.
J Infect. 2021 Jul;83(1):119-145. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.03.007. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
We performed a retrospective screening of 428 serum samples for anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin during a period of low prevalence. Employing two different serological tests yielded discrepant results for 10 samples; highlighting an increased risk of potential false positive results and the need for further confirmatory testing before publication of data.
我们在低流行期间对 428 份血清样本进行了抗 SARS-CoV-2 免疫球蛋白的回顾性筛查。使用两种不同的血清学检测方法对 10 份样本的检测结果不一致;这突出表明存在潜在假阳性结果的风险增加,并且在发布数据之前需要进一步进行确认性检测。