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Are we underestimating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2? – The BMJ

Current antibody tests fail to identify people who had mild infections

Testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes covid-19, is complex and politically sensitive. Seroprevalence studies use antibodies as markers of pathogen …

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  1. Stephen Burgess, statistician1,
  2. Mark J Ponsford, clinical immunologist2,
  3. Dipender Gill, clinician scientist3
  1. 1MRC Biostatistics Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  2. 2Immunodeficiency Centre of Wales, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UK
  3. 3Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Section, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education and Institute for Infection and Immunity, St Georges, University …

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