July 30, 2020

Back to School Use of Dried Blood Spot for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) among Schoolchildren in Milan Italy

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A comparison of serum and dried blood spot samples for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by ELISA in healthcare workers (n=52) showed strong concordance between the two sample types (Pearson’s correlation coefficient=0.98; overall agreement=96.2%).  

Amendola et al. (July 30, 2020). Back to School Use of Dried Blood Spot for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) among Schoolchildren in Milan Italy. Pre-print downloaded July 30 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.29.20164186