Resources with keywords: serology
In this week’s update, CDC shares information about ongoing serology studies in Colorado and Michigan, genetic characterization of viruses from recent human cases in Colorado poultry workers, and how CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program is supporting this response.
Ilies Benotmane, Gabriela Gautier, Peggy Perrin, et al
Considerations for Use in Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Facilities
Self WH, Tenforde MW, Stubblefield WB, et al.
Reports on the infection rate of healthcare personnel.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many questions about serology testing have been asked by members of the clinical microbiology community. In this webinar, two expert panelists will answer your most frequently asked questions.
In collaboration with NCI, CDC, and BARDA, the FDA has developed a comprehensive dataset to compare the performance characteristics of different serological tests that were independently evaluated using well-characterized sample panels of positive and negative specimens for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
Kalish, H, Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Sci Transl Med. 2021:13. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abh38
Kalish H, et al.
The authors measured antibody prevalence in study participants who had not previously been diagnosed with a SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
