Comparison of Dried Blood Spots and Venous Blood for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Population of Nursing Home Residents

Comparison of Dried Blood Spots and Venous Blood for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Population of Nursing Home Residents

ABSTRACT In the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, testing for SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies is paramount for monitoring immune responses in postauthorization vaccination and seroepidemiological studies. However, large-scale and iterative serological test...

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Main Authors: Eline Meyers, Stefan Heytens, Asangwing Formukong, Hanne Vercruysse, An De Sutter, Tom Geens, Kenneth Hofkens, Heidi Janssens, Eveline Nys, Elizaveta Padalko, Ellen Deschepper, Piet Cools
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
elderly
nursing homes
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
antibodies
immunoglobins
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00178-21

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