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. 2022 Feb 2;54:81–86. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.01.055

Table 2.

Characteristics of Seropositive Participants and Indeterminate Participants

Participant Provider Type Prior Diagnosis of COVID-19 Likelihood of seropositivity Antibody Positive at Baseline Anti-nucleocapsid Antibody Optical Density Ratio
Notes
Baseline 3 Mo. Follow Up 6 Mo. Follow Up
Seropositive Participants
A Resident yes 76–100% Yes 5.91 3.94 2.66 Travelled to NYC at end of 2/2020. Believes infected at that time.
B Resident yes 76–100% Yes 3.83 1.05 0.45 Experienced fever and cough after travel to Colorado in 6/2020
C Nurse no 51–75% Yes 3.74 2.00 0.73 Experienced fever and cough in 2/2020 prior to availability of PCR testing.
D Attending yes 76–100% Yes 3.34 1.03 0.61 Travelled to NYC at end of 2/2020. Believes infected at that time.
E Nurse yes 76–100% No 1.19 0.39 N/A Experienced symptoms and positive PCR in 3/2020. Positive antibody test prior to study.
F Nurse yes 11–25% No 0.26 5.00 3.13 Symptomatic with positive PCR in 11/2020.
Indeterminate Participants⁎⁎
W Attending no 3–5% No 1.14 1.19 1.60 Denied COVID-19 symptoms or positive COVID-19 PCR testing. Banked plasma from 2019 (pre-COVID) was near threshold. Negative anti-spike antibody. Probable cross-reacting antibodies to endemic coronavirus.
X Nurse no 26–50% No 0.63 0.74 0.79 Denied COVID-19 symptoms or positive COVID-19 PCR testing.
Y Resident no 76–100% No 0.5 0.27 0.22 No prior diagnosis of COVID-19 on PCR testing.
Z Nurse no 6–10% No 0.44 0.39 0.52 Denied COVID-19 symptoms or positive COVID-19 PCR testing.

seropositive participants had clinical syndrome, positive PCR, and AU above manufacture's threshold of 1.4 AU.

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Indeterminate patients had antinucleocapsid result below manufacturer's threshold of 1.4 AU but above MHRA suggested threshold of 0.49 AU.