ICMR guidelines for antibody kits: Not recommended for diagnosis
Posted on: 28/Mar/2020 4:00:56 PM - No. of views : (1467)
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.
