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cord-346248-6wkyar57	de Moura, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux	Diagnostic Characteristics of Serological-Based COVID-19 Testing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2020-08-06		.txt	text/plain	3892	214	42	The aim of this study was to perform a structured systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic characteristics of serological-based COVID-19 testing. This meta-analysis demonstrates suboptimal sensitivity and specificity of serologic-based diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 and suggests that antibody testing alone, in its current form, is unlikely to be an adequate solution to the difficulties posed by COVID-19 and in guiding future policy decisions regarding social distancing and reopening of the economy worldwide. While this test is still the most effective method to date for the diagnosis of active COVID-19, serologic-based antibody testing to assist with known exposure to SARS-CoV-2 remains pivotal to accurately assessing the burden of disease. Therefore, we aim to perform a structured systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic characteristics of serological-based testing (IgG and IgM) for COVID-19.	./cache/cord-346248-6wkyar57.txt	./txt/cord-346248-6wkyar57.txt