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Table 3 Assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing used in this study

From: Comparison of six antibody assays and two combination assays for COVID-19

 

Assay name (in this study)

Manufacturer (using instrument)

Measurement method

Target protein

Immunoglobulin class

FDA EUA

CE-IVD

1

Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 (Elecsys)

Roche (Cobas e602)

ECLIA

N

Pan-Ig

(+)

(+)

2

SuperFlex™ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab Assay (SuperFlex_Ab)

PerkinElmer (SuperFlex)

CLIA

S

Pan-Ig

(−)

(−)

3

SuperFlex™ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM Assay (SuperFlex_IgM)

PerkinElmer (SuperFlex)

CLIA

N and S

IgM

(−)

(−)

4

SuperFlex™ Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Assay (SuperFlex_IgG)

PerkinElmer (SuperFlex)

CLIA

S

IgG

(−)

(+)

5

iFlash-SARS-CoV-2 IgM (iFlash_IgM)

Shenzhen YHLO (iFlash 3000)

CLIA

N and (S)

IgM

(−)

(+)

6

iFlash-SARS-CoV-2 IgG (iFlash_IgG)

Shenzhen YHLO (iFlash 3000)

CLIA

N and (S)

IgG

(−)

(+)

  1. FDA, Food and Drug Administration; EUA, Emergency Use Authoraization; ECLIA, electro chemiluminescence immunoassay; CLIA, chemiluminescent immunoassay; N, nucleocapsid protein; S, spike protein; Pan-Ig, Pan-immunogulobulin