Comparison of Home Antigen Testing With RT-PCR and Viral Culture During the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1827
Abstract: Importance As self-collected home antigen tests become widely available, a better understanding of their performance during the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection is needed. Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of home antigen tests compared with… read more here.
Keywords: antigen test; home antigen; antigen; infection ... See more keywords
Duration of Symptoms and Association With Positive Home Rapid Antigen Test Results After Infection With SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25331
Abstract: This cohort study assesses the duration of symptoms and association with positive rapid antigen test results after SARS-CoV-2 infection. read more here.
Keywords: symptoms association; duration symptoms; antigen test; rapid antigen ... See more keywords
Analytical sensitivity of the Rapid Antigen Test kits for detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant BA.2 sublineage
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27908
Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Omicron was classified as a variant of concern in November 2021. The sublineage BA.2 spreads rapidly worldwide. Currently, there is a lack of data for the… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity; antigen test; rapid antigen; analytical sensitivity ... See more keywords
Clinical evaluation of an automated, rapid mariPOC® antigen test in screening of symptomatics and asymptomatics for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28189
Abstract: A novel automated mariPOC SARS‐CoV‐2 antigen test was evaluated in a Health Care Center Laboratory among symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals seeking SARS‐CoV‐2 testing. According to the national testing strategy, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR)… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation; antigen test; test; maripoc sars ... See more keywords
Performance of a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115591
Abstract: Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in resource-poor settings remains a considerable challenge. Gold standard nucleic acid tests are expensive and depend on availability of expensive equipment and highly trained laboratory staff. More affordable and easier rapid antigen… read more here.
Keywords: rapid antigen; antigen test; sars cov; performance rapid ... See more keywords
Diagnostic accuracy of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in real-life clinical settings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.010
Abstract: Background Laboratory tests are a mainstay in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and high hopes are placed on rapid antigen tests. However, the accuracy of rapid antigen tests in real-life clinical settings is unclear because adequately… read more here.
Keywords: rapid antigen; sars cov; diagnostic accuracy; antigen test ... See more keywords
EVALUATION OF PANBIO RAPID ANTIGEN TEST FOR SARS-CoV-2 IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS AND THEIR CONTACTS: A MULTICENTER STUDY
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.027
Abstract: BACKGROUND Point-of-care rapid tests to identify SARS-CoV-2 can be of great clinical help. METHODS A cross sectional study in adults visiting emergency services or screening sites of referral hospitals for COVID-19, to define the diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: test sars; rapid antigen; test; sars cov ... See more keywords
Comparison of the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid antigen test to the real star Sars-CoV-2 RT PCR kit
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114024
Abstract: There is an ongoing need for reliable antigen assays for timely and easy detection of individuals with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Using 75 swabs from patients previously tested positive by SARS-CoV-2 PCR and 75 swabs from… read more here.
Keywords: cov rapid; cov pcr; rapid antigen; antigen ... See more keywords
Performance of the Sofia SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Pediatric Patients
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac035
Abstract: Abstract The sensitivity and specificity of SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests have not been widely assessed in children. We evaluated children presenting to outpatient care with Quidel Sofia SARS-CoV-2 antigen test (Sofia-Ag-RDT) compared against Cepheid Xpert Xpress… read more here.
Keywords: antigen test; performance sofia; sofia; sofia sars ... See more keywords
Application of a Serial Antigen-Based Testing Strategy for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Student Adherence in a University Setting: Wisconsin, October-November 2020.
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab472
Abstract: Background Serial severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing has been implemented at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other settings. Testing strategies can include algorithms specifying confirmatory reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing… read more here.
Keywords: severe acute; november 2020; antigen; test ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 Virus Culture, Genomic and Subgenomic RNA Load, and Rapid Antigen Test in Experimentally Infected Syrian Hamsters
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DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01034-22
Abstract: Our findings highlight the high correlation between rapid antigen test and virus culture results. The rapid antigen test would be an important supplement to real-time reverse transcription-RCR (RT-PCR) in early COVID-19 screening and in shortening… read more here.
Keywords: rna load; antigen test; rna; test ... See more keywords