Long-Term Comparison of 7 SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Assays in the North Zealand Covid-19 Cohort.
Elias Frost WiweElin R CarlssonChristina L RasmussenPernille RasmussenRobert OugaardSteen I HansenThomas SchiølerSøren KristiansenYoung B HansenThore HilligPublished in: The journal of applied laboratory medicine (2022)
All included assays had sensitivities against consensus >90% past day 18. For the current recommended use of antibody assays to detect former, undocumented Covid-19, our data suggest the use of total antibody assays rather than IgG-specific assays due to higher long-term sensitivity. Finally, a nonresponding subpopulation of 7.8% in our cohort with persistent seronegative results raises concern of a possible substantial number of people with continued low protection following natural SARS-CoV-2 infection.