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Serial serum samples every 2 weeks, frozen. They could then be tested for virus inactivation and/or paired IgM/IgG titers. Not cheap.
by projektfu 7y ago
Serial serum samples every 2 weeks, frozen. They could then be tested for virus inactivation and/or paired IgM/IgG titers. Not cheap.
- chatmasta 7y agoI feel like if you think you have COVID-19, handling vials of your own blood is not the most advisable course of action.
- projektfu 7y agoSure. A single sample taken after the epidemic could show IgG but might not be specific to this particular strain. I assume they don’t have the capability to draw and centrifuge their own blood, so a lab would have to do it.