Evaluating the field performance of multiple SARS-Cov-2 antigen rapid tests using nasopharyngeal swab samples.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which started in December 2019, has been posing significant challenges to the health care system worldwide. As the pandemic spreads with rapidly increasing number of positive cases, early diagnosis of infected patients is crucial to successfully limit the spread of the virus. Although the real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the recommended laboratory method to diagnose COVID-19 infection, many factors such as availability of laboratory equipment, reagents and trained personnel affect the use of time-consuming molecular techniques. To facilitate on-the-spot diagnosis of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests were developed by several different manufacturers. The evaluation of such rapid tests is particularly important due to the

SUBMITTER: Nora M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843216 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature