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. 2022 Nov 17;2022(11):CD013652. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013652.pub2

2. Sensitivity by week after onset of symptoms (IgG, IgM, total Ab).

  Test groups (true positives/COVID cases)
Sensitivity (95% CI)
Target Days 1‐7
(week 1)
Days 8‐14
(week 2)
Days 15‐21
(week 3)
Days 22‐28
(week 4)
Days 29‐35
(week 5)
IgGa 189 (2177/6679) 202 (5883/9078) 190 (4328/5027) 42 (828/940) 21 (482/531)
27.2
(24.9, 29.7)
64.8
(62.1, 67.4)
88.1
(86.6, 89.5)
92.6
(90.5, 94.3)
93.5
(90.8, 95.4)
IgMa 126 (1770/4492) 122 (3715/5577) 118 (2416/3231) 23 (220/411) 9 (128/220)
29.5
(25.8, 33.6)
64.6
(60.3, 68.7)
78.3
(74.8, 81.4)
63.8
(56.5, 70.6)
59.8
(50.5, 68.5)
IgG/IgMa 103 (1593/3881) 96 (2904/3948) 103 (2571/2929) 28 (649/734) 14 (208/225)
41.1
(38.1, 44.2)
74.9
(72.4, 77.3)
88.0
(86.3, 89.5)
91.3
(88.8, 93.3)
94.4
(90.7, 96.7)
Total antibodies (Ab)a 27 (428/1010) 29 (804/1030) 33 (908/1016) 7 (208/233) 6 (139/147)
37.7
(31.0, 44.9)
79.4
(74.0, 83.9)
90.9
(87.8, 93.2)
94.1
(89.9 96.6)
97.3
(93.8, 98.8)
aP values for comparisons across weeks < 0.0001

CI: confidence interval