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			<journal>
			<title>Journal of Pediatric Perspectives</title>
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			<short_title>JPP; J Ped Perspect</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://jpp.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn_online>3060-7205</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2021</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>9</volume>
			<number>7</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>The Accuracy of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in the Diagnosis of COVID-19 in Iranian Children</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
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				<content_type>original article</content_type>
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				<abstract><![CDATA[BackgroundThe present study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) compared to the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iranian children.Materials and MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 90 children under 15 years of age were randomly selected from suspects of COVID-19 referred to the Tabriz Children Hospital, the main pediatric COVID-19 diagnostic center of Tabriz, from May 21, 2020 to June 21, 2020. Blood and nasopharyngeal samples were taken simultaneously at the referring time. The diagnostic accuracy of ELISA-based IgM and IgG antibody tests for COVID-19 were compared with the rRT-PCR.ResultsThe calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, overall diagnostic accuracy, and diagnostic odds ratio were 0.5745, 0.9767, 0.9643, 0.6774, 24.66, 0.4357, 0.7667, and 56.60 for IgM; and 0.6170, 0.9302, 0.9355, 0.6897, 8.84, 0.4117, 0.7667, and 21.47 for IgG, respectively.ConclusionDue to the lower sensitivity of antibody detection-based serological tests compared to rRT-PCR, they cannot be considered as initial and reliable tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. It can be suggested that the serological tests be only used as complementary tests to rRT-PCR or for monitoring the immune response of children with COVID-19.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Children, COVID-19, Diagnosis, Real-time RT-PCR, SARS-CoV-2</keyword>
				<start_page>13937</start_page>
				<end_page>13945</end_page>
				<web_url>https://jpp.mums.ac.ir/article_17309.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Vahid</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Tarmahi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>vtarmahy@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>74097</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mohammadreza</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Afghan</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>afghan_m_r@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>74098</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Sina</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Raeisi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>sina_raeisi7007@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>74099</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Hamid Reza</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Yousefi Nodeh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>yousefihr68@gmail.com</email>
				<code>74100</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mona</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Tamaddon</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>tamadon_mona@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>74101</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Stem Cell Technology Research Center, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Moahamadzadeh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>f.moh1982@gmail.com</email>
				<code>74102</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Laboratory Sciences, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Nader</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Mohammadzadeh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>nader.mohammadzadeh@gmail.com</email>
				<code>74103</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Zakiyeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ebadi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>z.ebadi.phrc@gmail.com</email>
				<code>74104</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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			</journal>