Blood Test for Antibodies

Blood Test for Antibodies These tests detect antibodies produced by the body's immune system in response to SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 serology tests can tell whether or not you have had the viral infection in the past. However, antibody tests are not the preferred tests to diagnose current infections. Antibodies don’t show up for about 1 to 2 weeks after you first become sick so antibody tests could miss some early infections. (For more general information on antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, see the article on Immunoglobulins.)