Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 : a synopsis of the medical evidence / Christoph Wertenauer, Caroline Pfeifer, Martin Roskos, Winfried März

SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to influence health, economy, and stability worldwide. Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is important to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. With the commercial availability of certified antigen (Ag) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), which can be used to identify an infection with SARS-CoV-2 an easy-to-use tool was introduced. Self-tests can offer advantages to complement professionally administered rapid antigen detection or nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). Compared to real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Ag-RDTs are cost inexpensive, do not need specialized laboratory equipment, facilitating high-throughput testing. However, Ag-RDT sensitivities are strongly dependent on the viral load within the specimen, which has limited their application in clinical settings so far. The methodical limitations of Ag-RDTs may produce false negative test results, particularly when specimens with low viral loads are examined. This may facilitate viral transmissions if protective measurements are lifted mistakenly..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

October 2023

2023

Erschienen:

October 2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 107(2023), 2 vom: Okt., Artikel-ID 116027, Seite 1-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wertenauer, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Pfeifer, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Roskos, Martin [VerfasserIn]
März, Winfried, 1958- [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigen test
COVID-19
RDT
Rapid antigen detection test
Rapid diagnostic test
SARS-CoV-2

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Online veröffentlicht am 14. Juli 2023, Artikelversion vom 27. Juli 2023

Gesehen am 20.12.2023

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doi:

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.116027

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1860127878