2. Test sensitivity by time since onset of symptoms.
| Days 1‐7 | Days 8‐14 | Days 15‐21 | Days 22‐35 | Days > 35 | Comparison | |
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Test groups [studies] (true positives/COVID cases) Sensitivity (95% CI) |
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| IgG | 33 [23] (165/568) | 34 [22] (766/1200) | 34 [22] (974/1110) | 20 [12] (417/502) | 11 [4] (213/252) | |
| 29.7% (22.1 to 38.6) | 66.5% (57.9 to 74.2) | 88.2% (83.5 to 91.8) | 80.3% (72.4 to 86.4) | 86.7% (79.6 to 91.7) | P < 0.00005 | |
| IgM | 34 [24] (207/608) | 32 [21] (724/1171) | 32 [21] (800/1074) | 19 [11] (378/507) | 11 [4] 118/215 | |
| 23.2% (14.9 to 34.2) | 58.4% (45.5 to 70.3) | 75.4% (64.3 to 83.8) | 68.1% (55.0 to 78.9) | 53.9% (38.4 to 68.6) | P < 0.00005 | |
| IgA | 4 [4] (54/100) | 3 [3] (38/53) | 3 [3] (66/68) | 2 [2] (81/82) | 1 [1] (23/23) | |
| 28.4% (0.9 to 94.3) | 78.1% (9.5 to 99.2) | 98.7% (39.0 to 100) | 98.7% (91.9 to 99.8) | 100% (85.2 to 100) | * | |
| Total antibodies | 5 [4] (62/144) | 6 [5] (220/247) | 6 [5] (174/176) | 4 [3] (11/19) | 2 [1] (15/28) | |
| 24.5% (9.5 to 50.0) | 84.0% (64.1 to 93.9) | 98.1% (90.1 to 99.6) | 69.5% (34.8 to 90.7) | 79.0% (49.8 to 93.4) | P < 0.00005 | |
| IgG/IgM | 17 [9] (81/259) | 21 [9] (441/608) | 21 [9] (636/692) | 16 [5] (146/152) | 9 [2] (122/153) | |
| 30.1% (21.4 to 40.7) | 72.2% (63.5 to 79.5) | 91.4% (87.0 to 94.4) | 96.0% (90.6 to 98.3) | 77.7% (66.0 to 86.2) | P < 0.00005 | |
| IgA/IgG | 1 [1] (0/12) | 1 [1] (5/10) | 1 [1] (7/8) | 1 [1] (1/1) | 0 [0] | |
| 0% (0 to 26.5) | 50.0% (18.7 to 81.3) | 87.5% (47.3 to 99.6) | 100% (2.5 to 100) | * | ||
| IgA/IgM | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | |
| CI: confidence interval; * inadequate data to make a formal statistical comparison | ||||||