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. 2021 Jan 21;59(2):e02489-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02489-20

TABLE 1.

3Flex MFI values of pre-COVID-19 serum, including serum positive for potential cross-reactivitya

Sample group n MFI avg (95% CI)
Spike RBD Nucleocapsid
Otherb 93 140 (127–153) 91 (88–93) 224 (159–288)
Lyme disease 10 148 (138–157) 97 (92–102) 564 (58–1,069)
Syphilis 10 165 (148–182) 105 (98–113) 214 (3–284)
CMV 10 180 (113–247) 96 (91–102) 230 (99–361)
EBV/Mono 10 187 (134–241) 109 (102–117) 265 (165–365)
Acute viral respiratory illness 55 136 (121–151) 91 (90–93) 165 (107–223)
ANA 20 178 (153–202) 101 (97–104) 348 (162–535)
Rheumatoid factor 10 149 (134–164) 99 (94–104) 476 (80–873)
a

Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ANA, antinuclear antigen; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV/Mono, Epstein-Barr virus mononucleosis; MFI, median fluorescent intensity.

b

Samples with no serological diagnosis.