The current COVID-19 pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a betacoronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory distress in a significant proportion of ...

Diagnostic or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are currently being used to diagnose patients with COVID-19. Antibody tests allow for more accurate tracking of the spread of the coronavirus.

A positive rubella IgG test indicates immunity to rubella, meaning that the pregnant person and the fetus cannot contract this virus. If a person contracts rubella, also known as German measles, ...

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics with a rich history of bringing critical tests for infectious diseases to market, today announced its second COVID-19 antibody ...

– Ortho’s new VITROS (R) Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Quantitative Test targets the S1 spike protein and is calibrated to the WHO International Standard for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies, which gives ...

Hepatitis A blood tests check for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. An IgG-positive and IgM-negative result may suggest immunity to hepatitis A. A doctor may request a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Food allergies, intolerances and insensitivities are different. The presence of food-specific IgG has yet to be ...

Abbott Laboratories is slated to provide millions of IgG lab-based antibody tests to U.K. government in the latest chapter of the COVID-19 story. The Abbott Park, IL-based company has already shipped ...