Owing to the increasing demand and decreasing supply of diagnostic tools for COVID-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved 13 antibody test kits from various diagnostic and biomedical companies. These kits will be used for screening and diagnostic purposes in the areas declared as COVID-19 hotspots in India. The present article enlists the names of these diagnostic kits along with their corresponding companies that will enable healthcare professionals to make a clear and informed decision. The evaluation of these kits was performed by the ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. Enlisted below is the list of ICMR-approved antibody (IgM, IgG)-based rapid test kits: 1.
COVID-19 IgM IgG Rapid test: BioMedomics (CE-IVD) 2. Makesure COVID-19 Rapid test: HLL Lifecare Limited, India 3. Abchek COVID-19 IgM/IgG Antibody Rapid Test: NuLifecare 4. ACCUCARE IgM/IgG…
