Open AccessSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seroassay Performance and Optimization in a Population With High Background Reactivity in Mali
Author(s) -
John Woodford,
Issaka Sagara,
Alassane Dicko,
Amatigué Zeguimé,
M’Bouye Doucoure,
Jennifer Kwan,
Irfan Zaidi,
Justin Doritchamou,
Maryonne Snow-Smith,
Nada Alani,
Jonathan P. Renn,
Ivan Košík,
Jaroslav Hollý,
Jonathan W. Yewdell,
Dominic Esposito,
Matthew D. Hall,
Patrick E. Duffy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiab498
Subject(s) - antigen , population , serology , antibody , virology , immunology , medicine , coronavirus , betacoronavirus , biology , covid-19 , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)
False positivity may hinder the utility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) serological tests in sub-Saharan Africa.