ICMR guidelines for antibody kits: Not recommended for diagnosis
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which has approved twelve antibody kits, on Friday issued guidelines on the use of these kits for testing for COVID-19, stating that the test �is not recommended for diagnosis� and that positive test would only �indicate� exposure to the coronavirus.
The six guidelines issued by ICMR on the rapid antibody kits state that
- The test can be done on blood/serum/plasma
- The test result is available within 30 minutes
- Test comes positive after 7-10 days of infection
- The test is not recommended for diagnosis of COVID-19 infection
- A positive test indicates exposure to SARS-CoV-2
- A negative test does not rule out COVID-19 infection.
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