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Abstract
One common COVID-19 test is the test for one or more of the antibodies that the body creates when it encounters the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Because these tests are often point-of-care, rapid tests that require only a blood sample, they may appear to patients to be an easily accessible and useful tool to guide their actions in the pandemic. However, serologic antibody tests should not be offered to patients in normal practice under nearly any circumstances. They are useful in narrow diagnostic settings in later stage infections, and they serve an important public health function, but they are not of benefit to patients and may in fact give false and potentially harmful information to patients of moderate health literacy.
DOI
10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/63
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Recommended Citation
Hanson, Stephen S. and Antimisiaris, Demetra
(2020)
"Ethical Aspects of COVID-19 Antibody Testing,"
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 4
:
Iss.
1
, Article 63.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/63
Available at:
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol4/iss1/63
