Widow periodThis is the time between original infection and the appearance of Detectable antibodies to the virus, so the test is not useful in this period
This test is not useful in this period Widow period, because it is the time between original infection and the appearance of Detectable antibodies to the virus.
It was deferent and not fix in all patients according to the number of viruses that introduce and the strength of Immunity and virus strains but it can diagnosis the Abs after 7 days from the infections and in small levels of Abs.
yes, the SARS-CoV2 Rapid test is useful to detect COVID-19 during the Window period because The window period is important to epidemiology and safe sex strategies, and in blood and organ donation, because during this time, an infected person or animal cannot be detected as infected but may still be able to infect others.
Combating the coronavirus pandemic: In just six weeks, Bosch developed a rapid test that can detect a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in patients in under .
Methods based on antibody detection are not and can not be used to confirm diseases! The accuracy of rapid tests for covid-19 are not yet determined. Their sensitivity and most important their specificity remain obvious. PCR remain the only diagnostic test available so far.
Antibody tests are not as good as PCR for diagnosis but it can be useful to identify asymptomatics vs healthy and can also supplement the mainline confirmatory tets. So in my opinion antibody detection can help in mass surveillance of Covid19 that is actually needed.
Dear Dr. in this RE open question we attempt to analyse the Lombardia dramatic event in mortality rate, but now, also for other Europea key areas (Madrid, Catalonia, London, Netherlands). Some work hypothesis are: oro-fecal transmission; Diamond Princess passengers return as spreaders (according to insufficient quarantine and positive intestinal tests but negative in nasal-oral tests); additional animal reservoirs; urban-river effect.