Performance of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR in asymptomatic individuals

Performance of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR in asymptomatic individuals

Screening, testing and contact tracing plays a pivotal role in control of the COVID-19 pandemic. To enable this it is necessary to increase the testing capacity. This study compared a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test (RAT) and RT-PCR in 842 asymptomatic individuals from Tarapacá, Chile. A sensitivity o...

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Main Authors: Mónica Peña, Manuel Ampuero, Carlos Garcés, Aldo Gaggero, Patricia García, María Soledad Velasquez, Ricardo Luza, Pía Alvarez, Fabio Paredes, Johanna Acevedo, Mauricio J. Farfán, Sandra Solari, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, Fernando Valiente-Echeverría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rapid antigen test
RAT
SARS-CoV-2
RT-PCR
Asymptomatic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221003994

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