Comparison of the analytical and clinical sensitivities of 34 rapid antigen tests with prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

ABSTRACT Antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) have become a central pillar for the management of coronavirus disease worldwide due to their speed and ease of use and are now being developed for use in other emerging outbreaks. Like other viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coron...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Rachel L. Byrne, Rachel S. Owen, Ghaith Aljayyoussi, Caitlin Greenland-Bews, Konstantina Kontogianni, Anushri Somasundaran, Dominic Wooding, Christopher T. Williams, Margaretha de Vos, Richard Body, Emily R. Adams, Camille Escadafal, Thomas Edwards, Ana I. Cubas-Atienzar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-10-01
Subjects:	rapid diagnostic test (RDT) antigen detection COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC), B.1.617.2 Delta B.1.1.529
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00749-25