ARUP offers second COVID-19 antibody test

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June 2020—ARUP Laboratories announced that it is making a second COVID-19 IgG antibody test available nationwide.

The test, manufactured by Euroimmun, adds to ARUP’s suite of COVID-19 tests, which includes an antibody test manufactured by Abbott and a molecular diagnostic test to detect active SARS-CoV-2 infection. ARUP also offers cytokine tests and other assays that providers are using to help guide COVID-19 treatment decisions.

The two tests differ in that each detects antibodies to a different SARS-CoV-2 viral antigen. The tests also use different methodologies—the Euroimmun test is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay while the Abbott test is a chemiluminescent immunoassay.