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. 2021 Apr 30:lmab027. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmab027

Table 3.

Sensitivity of COV2T and COV2G Tests Calculated Against Day of Positive PCR Result and Day of Symptom Onset

Days After PCR Positivity Days After Symptom Onset
COV2T COV2G COV2T COV2G
< 4 d 25.0% (10/40; 12.7–41.2) 17.5% (7/40; 7.3–32.8) 5.9% (1/17; 0.2–28.7) 5.9% (1/17; 0.2–28.7)
4–7 d 39.0% (16/41; 24.2–55.5) 31.7% (13/41; 18.1–48.1) 19.4% (6/31; 7.5–37.5) 12.9% (4/31; 3.63–29.8)
8–10 d 62.1% (18/29; 42.3–79.3) 44.8% (13/29; 26.5–64.3) 57.1% (12/21; 34.0–78.2) 38.1% (8/21; 18.1–61.6)
11–14 d 90.3% (28/31; 74.3–98.0) 64.5% (20/31; 45.4–80.8) 84.4% (27/32; 67.2–94.7) 56.3% (18/32; 37.7–73.6)
> 14 d 100.0% (34/34; 89.7–100.0) 97.1% (33/34; 84.7–100.0) 92.9% (53/56; 85.1–98.9) 91.1% (51/56; 80.4–97.0)

COV2T, SARS-CoV-2 Total antibody assay; COV2G, SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assay; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

Numbers in parentheses are absolute specimen numbers, followed by calculated 95% confidence intervals for sensitivity.