Age- and Sex-Associated Variations in the Sensitivity of Serological Tests Among Individuals Infected With SARS-CoV-2

Rohit Vashisht; Ayan Patel; Bridgit O Crews; Omai B Garner; Lisa Dahm; Charles Wilson; Atul J Butte

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0337

Age- and Sex-Associated Variations in the Sensitivity of Serological Tests Among Individuals Infected With SARS-CoV-2

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Feb 1;4(2):e210337. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0337.

Authors

Rohit Vashisht¹, Ayan Patel^{1

2}, Bridgit O Crews³, Omai B Garner⁴, Lisa Dahm², Charles Wilson², Atul J Butte^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco.
² Center for Data-driven Insights and Innovation, University of California Health, Oakland.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the sensitivity of antibody tests to detect previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by time, test, sex, and age.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
COVID-19 / immunology*
COVID-19 Serological Testing
California
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Serologic Tests / methods*
Sex Factors

Substances

Immunoglobulin G