Roche’s Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S Receives the US FDA’s EUA to Detect Ab Against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

December 3, 2020 Auto Bot EUA, MedTech, Receive, US FDA’s 0

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  • The US FDA’s EUA follows the launch of the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S Ab test for markets accepting the CE Mark. The serology test can be used to measure the level of Abs in people who have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus
  • The test has both a high NPA of 99.98% and PPA of 96.6%, 15days or later after diagnosis with a PCR test. The test may help identify recovering patients who could potentially be serum & plasma donors for developing treatments for COVID-19
  • The test runs on Roche’s cobas e analyzers and is the latest addition to Roche’s diagnostic portfolio to help healthcare systems combat COVID-19 through testing in the laboratory and at the POC

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