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Keep in mind this is an antibody test, it only works >1 week after someone gets sick. It might help differentiate COVID from Flu if someone is sick, but it's n
by ars 7y ago
Keep in mind this is an antibody test, it only works >1 week after someone gets sick.
It might help differentiate COVID from Flu if someone is sick, but it's not great for screening otherwise healthy people.
- joezydeco 7y agoWhat if you're asymptomatic?
- ElijahLynn 7y agoShould work if someone is asymptomatic because it tests the antibodies that our bodies produce after having gotten SARS-CoV-19.
- ars 7y agoAccording to the logo on this graph, it only works 7 days after symptoms appear: https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/antibody-chart-cropped-1.jpg https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/antib...
- gpm 7y agoI'm curious what you're basing the 1 week off of? As far as I can tell the company isn't reporting any data about how long it takes, but they think that it is likely to be similar to SARS per their manuscript: https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Development-and-Clinical-Application.pdf https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Devel... > It was reported that after SARS infection, IgM antibody could be detected in patient blood after 3-6 days and IgG could be detected after 8 days. Since COVID-19 belongs to the same large family of viruses as those that cause the MERS and SARS outbreak, we assume its antibody generation process is similar, and detection of the IgG and IgM antibody against SARS-CoV-2 will be an indication of infection.
- ars 7y ago> I'm curious what you're basing the 1 week off of? There is a graph at the bottom of their homepage: https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/antibody-chart-cropped-1.jpg https://coronachecktest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/antib... The first red dot is at the 7 day mark.