September 25, 2020

Sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2-specific-antibodies in dried blood spot samples

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): testing

• [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling was validated for detection of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies. DBS sampling achieved a sensitivity of 98.1% and specificity of 100% for detecting anti-spike glycoprotein antibodies based on samples from 87 matched DBS and serum samples obtained from eighty individuals.

Morley et al. (Sept 25, 2020). Sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2-specific-antibodies in dried blood spot samples. Pre-print downloaded Sept 25 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.01.20144295