QUOTED. 21 May 2020. Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Executive Summary
Australia’s regulatory agency said that over 40 test kits for COVID-19 are approved for inclusion in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. See what the agency said about reviewing approved serology-based COVID-19 POC tests to verify their ability to detect antibodies to SARS-COV-2.
“It is known that these tests can fail to detect COVID-19 if testing is performed in the acute phase of the infection prior to the development of detectable antibodies.” – Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration
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