Added value of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in a Flemish nursing home during an acute COVID-19 outbreak in April 2020.

Frank BuntinxPeter ClaesMarjo GulikersJan VerbakelDe Lepeleire JanMichaël Van der ElstJan Van Elslande Marc Van RanstPieter Vermeersch

Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2020)

During an acute outbreak in a nursing home, 26% of residents and staff were PCR-positive. An additional 8% was diagnosed using IgM/IgG antibody testing. The use of RT-PCR alone as the sole diagnostic method for surveillance during an acute outbreak is insufficient to grab the full extent of the outbreak.

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