[Reliability of detecting SARS-CoV antibody for diagnosis of SARS].
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the reliability of SARS-CoV antibody detection for SARS diagnosis.


METHODS
Using SARS-CoV ELISA kit to detect relevant antibody in fresh serum of healthy, fever, probable, and suspect cases.


RESULTS
The positive rate is 0%, 40%, and 95% respectively in healthy, probable, and suspect cases.


CONCLUSIONS
It is reliable to detect SARS-CoV antibody in late suspect patients, but there will be high false-positive result in ordinary fever cases.
Liu
Yong
Y
Department of Orthopedic, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
Wang
Zhong
Z
Deng
Ya-jun
YJ
Ni
An-ping
AP
Ma
Chi
C
Wen
Jie
J
Zhang
Su-mei
SM
Liu
Dan
D
Yuan
Xiu-fang
XF
He
Wei
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral