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Evaluation of nine serological rapid tests for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia.
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  • Marcela Mercado,
  • Jeadran Malagón Rojas,
  • Gabriela Delgado,
  • Vivian Rubio,
  • Lida Muñoz Galindo,
  • Eliana L. Parra ,
  • Paula Gaviria,
  • Gabriela Zabaleta,
  • Zonia Alarcon,
  • Adriana Arévalo,
  • Kelly Estrada,
  • Gloria Puerto,
  • María Herrera Sepúlveda,
  • Helena Rodríguez,
  • Martha Ospina Ramírez
Marcela Mercado
Instituto Nacional de Salud

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Jeadran Malagón Rojas
Universidad El Bosque
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Gabriela Delgado
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Vivian Rubio
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Lida Muñoz Galindo
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Eliana L. Parra
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Paula Gaviria
Instituto Distrital de Ciencia, Biotecnología e Innovación en Salud-IDCBIS.
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Gabriela Zabaleta
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Zonia Alarcon
Insituto Nacional de Salud
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Adriana Arévalo
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Kelly Estrada
Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud
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Gloria Puerto
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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María Herrera Sepúlveda
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Helena Rodríguez
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Martha Ospina Ramírez
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Abstract

As an emergent virus, serological testing for SARS-Cov-2 is crucial. Even though the detection of the virus has been based by using RT-PCR, the serological tests for antibody detection are also need. This study evaluated nine SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG commercial rapid tests. Methods: a cross-sectional study of diagnosis test was designed to compare the performance of the evaluated immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. It was used a total of 293 samples including negatives, asymptomatic and symptomatic serum samples. Results: the sensibility of the evaluated tests were low and moderate in the groups of asymptomatic serum samples and in the group of serums coming from patients with less than 11 days since the symptoms onset. Conclusion: The usefulness of these tests is restricted to symptomatic patients and their sensitivity is greater than 85% after 11 days from the appearance of symptoms.