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‘Sweet Spot’ for Antibody Tests is 3 to 4 Weeks Postexposure – Medscape
Patients can be tested in the first 2 weeks, but a negative antibody test does not rule out COVID-19, an expert panel finds in newly released guidelines.
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is recommending against testing patients for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the first 1 to 2 weeks after exposure to the virus.
The “sweet spot” for such testing is 3 to 4 weeks after exposure, Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, professor and executive vice chair with the Department of Medicine at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, told reporters…
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