Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ IgG Covid-19 antibody test has completed evaluation with Public Health England (PHE).
The test is hoped to be deployed as part of back-to-work strategies and in serological surveys to understand infection rates and immune responses throughout the population. It offers 100% specificity and runs on Ortho’s high-throughput, fully automated analysers including its flagship VITROS XT 7600 Integrated System, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.
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The test was CE marked on 18 May. Ortho previously announced the CE marking of its total antibody test, which detects the IgA and IgM alongside the IgG Covid-19 antibodies. These appear earlier in the infection, and can help determine the onset of a patient’s immune response.
Ortho is now collaborating with the UK Department of Health and Social Care to assess how to deploy the tests throughout the country
