Real-life evaluation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen detection test in hospitalized children

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Rapid antigen detection (RAD) tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 are simpler, faster, and less expensive than the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) that is currently considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The objective of this study was to determine the performance of the PANBIO COVID-19 Ag RAD (Abbott) test, a lateral flow immunoassay that detects the nucleocapsid protein, using as a reference RT-PCR method the Cobas®8800 System (Roche Diagnostics). This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary Children's Hospital and included individuals aged ≤16 years with COVID-19-related symptoms or epidemiological criteria for COVID-19. Two nasopharyngeal samples were collected to perform the PANBIO RAD test and RT-PCR. Of 744 children included, 51 (6.86%) had a positive RT-PCR result. The RAD test detected 42 of 51 PCR-positive children while there were no false-positive results. The overall sensitivity and specificity were 82.35% (95% CI, 71.9%-92.8%) and 100%, respectively. Sensitivity was >95% in symptomatic children. The assay performed poorly in asymptomatically infected children. In agreement with previous studies in adults, the PANBIO RAD test can be useful in screening for COVID-19 in children admitted with symptoms suggestive of the disease, especially in the first days of the illness.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical virology - 93(2021), 10 vom: 02. Okt., Seite 6040-6044

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eleftheriou, Irini [VerfasserIn]
Dasoula, Foteini [VerfasserIn]
Dimopoulou, Dimitra [VerfasserIn]
Lebessi, Evangelia [VerfasserIn]
Serafi, Eftihia [VerfasserIn]
Spyridis, Nikos [VerfasserIn]
Tsolia, Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens, Viral
COVID-19
Children
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Rapid antigen test
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 24.08.2021

Date Revised 10.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.27149

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327035021