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. 2020 Sep 23;10(58):35257–35264. doi: 10.1039/d0ra06445a

Examples of COVID-19 serology-based diagnosis methods.

Method Sample source Detected target Sample tested Test time Reference
ELISA Serum IgA and IgG 200 51
ELISA Serum IgM 86 52
ELISA Serum IgG and IgM 238 53
ELISA Serum IgG and IgM 216 54
Lateral flow immunoassay Blood, serum, plasma IgG and IgM 134 15 min 55
Lateral flow immunoassay Serum IgG and IgM 814 10 min 56
Lateral flow immunoassay Serum IgG 19 10 min 57
Lateral flow immunoassay Blood, serum and plasma IgG and IgM 525 15 min 58
Chemiluminescence immunoassay Serum IgG and IgM 125 46
Chemiluminescence immunoassay Serum IgA, IgG and IgM 699 59
Chemiluminescence immunoassay Serum IgG and IgM 367 60
Chemiluminescence immunoassay Blood IgA, IgG and IgM 95 61
Chemiluminescence immunoassay Serum IgG and IgM 29 62