Development and Potential Usefulness of the COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip Diagnostic Assay in a Pandemic Context

Introduction: COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip, an immunochromatographic (ICT) assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen on nasopharyngeal specimen, has been developed to identify positive COVID-19 patients allowing prompt clinical and quarantine decisions. In this original research article, we des...

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Main Authors: Pascal Mertens, Nathalie De Vos, Delphine Martiny, Christian Jassoy, Ali Mirazimi, Lize Cuypers, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Vanessa Monteil, Pierrette Melin, Karolien Stoffels, Nicolas Yin, Davide Mileto, Sabrina Delaunoy, Henri Magein, Katrien Lagrou, Justine Bouzet, Gabriela Serrano, Magali Wautier, Thierry Leclipteux, Marc Van Ranst, Olivier Vandenberg, LHUB-ULB SARS-CoV-2 Working Diagnostic Group, Béatrice Gulbis, Françoise Brancart, François Bry, Brigitte Cantinieaux, Francis Corazza, Fréderic Cotton, Maud Dresselhuis, Bhavna Mahadeb, Olivier Roels, Jacques Vanderlinden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.00225/full