Fig 1.
Flowchart of studies included in the systematic review on detecting antibodies from DBS compared to venous blood samples (plasma/serum).
Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies.
Table 2.
Immunological assessment of the included studies.
Fig 2.
Scatterplot of diagnostic performances (sensitivity and specificity) based on pathogen type.
Table 3.
Sensitivity, specificity and r2 of the included studies.
Table 4.
Optimal temperature for dried blood spot storage.