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. 2020 Jun 8;509:79–82. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.05.047

Table 2.

Rates of “false” positivity of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies in 200 healthy blood donors.

n = 200 IgM IgG IgM or IgG
200 (100%) −199 (99.5%) −198 (99%) −197 (98.5%)
±0 (0%) ±0 (0%) ±0 (0%)
+1 (0.5%) +2 (1%) +3 (1.5%)

- Negative (OD ≤ negative cutoff).

±Borderline (OD > negative cutoff but < positive cutoff).

+ Positive (OD ≥ positive cutoff).