Moderate to strong grade evidence show the overall sensitivityrangeof IgM, IgG, and combined IgM/IgG are 48.1% to 94.1%, 64.7% to 100%, 83% to 100%, respectively.
IgM/IgG combined assay, with the posterior probability of 99.15%, has greater accuracyand sensitivity than a single IgM or IgG test.
The sensitivity of antibody tests is extremely low (~ 11.1%) in the first week following the onsetof symptoms but increasesrapidlyduring the second week.
IgG and IgM titers in patients with severe disease arehigher than those in the non-severe patients.
Antibody testsmay detect the presence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals with negative rt-PCRresults.
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