Dried blood spot eluates are suitable for testing of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies targeting Spike protein 1 and Nucleocapsid protein.

Dried blood spots (DBS) provide easy handling and are thus a beneficial tool for data collection, e.g. for epidemiological studies.

COVID-19 after the first wave of the pandemic among employees from a German university hospital: prevalence and questionnaire data.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has changed lives around the world. In particular, healthcare workers faced significant challenges as a result of the pandemic. This study investigates the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in March-April 2020 in Germany among healthcare workers and relates it to questionnaire data.