Hospital-wide SARS-CoV-2 antibody screening in 3056 staff in a tertiary center in Belgium
D Steensels, E Oris, L Coninx, D Nuyens, ML Delforge… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| From April 22, 2020, to April 30, 2020, all persons who worked at Hospital East-
Limburg (including clinical and nonclinical staff and volunteers) were invited for serologic
testing. Staff with active symptoms were quarantined and not tested. A single-lane rapid
IgG/IgM lateral flow assay directed to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19
IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette; Multi-G) was used. The manufacturer reported high sensitivity
and specificity; external validation found performance for IgG comparable to enzyme-linked …
Limburg (including clinical and nonclinical staff and volunteers) were invited for serologic
testing. Staff with active symptoms were quarantined and not tested. A single-lane rapid
IgG/IgM lateral flow assay directed to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19
IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette; Multi-G) was used. The manufacturer reported high sensitivity
and specificity; external validation found performance for IgG comparable to enzyme-linked …