Whole Nucleocapsid Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 May Cause False-Positive Results in Serological Assays
Yutaro Yamaoka, Sundararaj Stanleyraj Jeremiah, Kei Miyakawa, Ryo Saji, Mototsugu Nishii, Ichiro Takeuchi, Akihide Ryo
Abstract
improved, but COVID-19 has become a pandemic and has spread rapidly across the whole world. Although the disease was first reported in China, the source of the virus has not been confirmed. Many issues regarding prevention, control, and treatment of the disease need to be addressed by medical scientists and sociologists worldwide.
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MedicinePandemicSerologyCoronavirusDiseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PanicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)HygieneInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirusIntensive care medicineVirologyImmunologyPsychiatryPathologyAntibodyAnxietySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing