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Which COVID-19 serology (antibody) test is best?

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5th Aug 2020
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https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-emergency-use-authorizations-medical-devices/eua-authorized-serology-test-performance

The FDA lists two dozen tests with different sensitivity and specificity characteristics, different sample sizes, and different 95% CIs. Some of these tests are clear losers (lower bound on sensitivity CI ~75%!), but are there any clear winners?