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. 2021 Apr 27;224(2):218–228. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab222

Table 3.

Sensitivity (%) of SARS-CoV-2 N-, S1-, and RBD-Based Enzyme Immunoassays

Sample N S1 RBD N + S1 N + RBD
COVID-19 patients, acute phase (n = 92)
 IgG 65.2 41.3 48.9 67.4 67.4
 IgA 63.0 56.5 65.2 69.6 75.0
 IgM 51.1 48.9 57.6 57.6 65.2
 IgG/IgA 68.5 57.6 69.6 71.7 77.2
 IgG/IgM 66.3 51.1 63.0 71.7 72.8
 IgA/IgM 66.3 57.6 73.9 71.7 80.4
COVID-19 patients, convalescent phase (n = 27)
 IgG 96.3 85.2 85.2 96.3 96.3
 IgA 81.5 92.6 96.3 96.3 100.0
 IgM 55.6 74.1 88.9 81.5 88.9
 IgG/IgA 96.3 96.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
 IgG/IgM 96.3 85.2 92.6 96.3 96.3
 IgA/IgM 81.5 96.3 100.0 96.3 100.0

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; Ig, immunoglobulin; N, nucleoprotein; RBD, receptor binding domain; S1, spike protein; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.