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. 2023 Jun 20;13(3):47–49. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v13.i3.47

Correction to “Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil”

Fabrício Freire de Melo 1, Lilian Martins Oliveira Diniz 2, José Nélio Januário 3, João Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira 4, Rafael Santos Dantas Miranda Dórea 5, Breno Bittencourt de Brito 6, Hanna Santos Marques 7, Fabian Fellipe Bueno Lemos 8, Marcel Silva Luz 9, Samuel Luca Rocha Pinheiro 10, Gifone Aguiar Rocha 11, Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz 12
PMCID: PMC10308321  PMID: 37396882

Abstract

Correction to “Freire de Melo F, Martins Oliveira Diniz L, Nélio Januário J, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira J, Dórea RSDM, de Brito BB, Marques HS, Lemos FFB, Silva Luz M, Rocha Pinheiro SL, de Magalhães Queiroz DM. Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil. World J Exp Med 2022; 12(5): 100-103 [PMID: 36196438 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100]”. In this article, we identified an issue with the “Acknowledgments” section. Here, we then provide a recognition section for our supporting institutions.

Keywords: Correction, COVID-19 serological testing, Serologic tests, Rapid diagnostic tests, SARS-CoV-2, Published erratum


Core Tip: This manuscript is to provide an “Acknowledgments” section to “Freire de Melo F, Martins Oliveira Diniz L, Nélio Januário J, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira J, Dórea RSDM, de Brito BB, Marques HS, Lemos FFB, Silva Luz M, Rocha Pinheiro SL, de Magalhães Queiroz DM. Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil. World J Exp Med 2022; 12(5): 100-103 [PMID: 36196438 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100]”.

TO THE EDITOR

Correction to: Freire de Melo F, Martins Oliveira Diniz L, Nélio Januário J, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira J, Dórea RSDM, de Brito BB, Marques HS, Lemos FFB, Silva Luz M, Rocha Pinheiro SL, de Magalhães Queiroz DM. Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil. World J Exp Med 2022; 12(5): 100-103 [PMID: 36196438 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100].

In the original publication of the article[1], we identified an issue with the “Acknowledgments” section. In that respect, we would like to acknowledge the support of Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Edital 001/2020 - Programa Emergencial de Apoio a Ações de Enfrentamento da Pandemia Causada pelo Novo Coronavírus. Furthermore, we would like to extend our thanks to PPSUS - Programa Pesquisa para o SUS - Headline 02/2020, Term of Grant nº SUS0025/2021. de Magalhães Queiroz DM and Freire de Melo F are research fellows of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq-) - Brazil. Lemos FFB is supported by the Scientific Initiation Scholarship Programme (PIBIC) of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB). Lastly, Silva Luz M and Rocha Pinheiro SL are supported by the Scientific Initiation Scholarship Programme (PIBIC) of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq-) - Brazil. This correction will have no influence on the interpretation of the results and conclusion of this study. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Footnotes

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Provenance and peer review: Unsolicited article; Externally peer reviewed.

Peer-review model: Single blind

Peer-review started: January 8, 2023

First decision: January 31, 2023

Article in press: May 25, 2023

Specialty type: Medicine, research and experimental

Country/Territory of origin: Brazil

Peer-review report’s scientific quality classification

Grade A (Excellent): 0

Grade B (Very good): B, B

Grade C (Good): 0

Grade D (Fair): 0

Grade E (Poor): 0

P-Reviewer: Chaube U, India; Liu YC, China S-Editor: Wang JJ L-Editor: A P-Editor: Wang JJ

Contributor Information

Fabrício Freire de Melo, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremeloufba@gmail.com.

Lilian Martins Oliveira Diniz, Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

José Nélio Januário, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

João Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira, Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Rafael Santos Dantas Miranda Dórea, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Brazil.

Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil.

Hanna Santos Marques, Campus Vitória da Conquista, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil.

Fabian Fellipe Bueno Lemos, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil.

Marcel Silva Luz, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil.

Samuel Luca Rocha Pinheiro, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil.

Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz, Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

References

  • 1.Freire de Melo F, Martins Oliveira Diniz L, Nélio Januário J, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira J, Dórea RSDM, de Brito BB, Marques HS, Lemos FFB, Silva Luz M, Rocha Pinheiro SL, de Magalhães Queiroz DM. Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil. World J Exp Med. 2022;12:100–103. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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