Volume 11, Number 7, July 2005

SARS Coronavirus Detection Methods

Susanna K.P. Lau,* Xiao-Yan Che,† Patrick C.Y. Woo,* Beatrice H.L. Wong,* Vincent C.C. Cheng,* Gibson K.S. Woo,* Ivan F.N. Hung,‡ Rosana W.S. Poon,* Kwok-Hung Chan,* J.S. Malik Peiris,* and Kwok-Yung Yuen*
*University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; †First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; and ‡Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Figure. Evaluation of polyclonal and monoclonal antibody–based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for detecting nucleocapsid protein in fecal and urine specimens. The dashed horizontal lines represent the corresponding cutoff optical density values at 450 nm (OD₄₅₀). SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.

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