Evaluation of the validity of Ag PANBIO-COVID19 in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic or mildly infected patients

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen (Ag) detection for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mildly infected or asymptomatic patients.

METHODS: Observational study to evaluate diagnostic tests. Non-hospitalized patients with indication for diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection were included. The diagnostic test to be evaluated was the determination of Ag and as a reference standard to determine the presence of viral RNA the RT-PCR was used.

RESULTS: A total of 494 patients were included. Of these 71.5% (353/494) had symptoms and 28.5% (141/494) were asymptomatic (presurgery screening (35/494) and confirmed case-contact (106/494). The overall sensitivity of the Ag test was 61.1% and the specificity was 99.7%. The sensitivity and specificity in the asymptomatic group were 40% and 100% respectively, and in the symptomatic group 63.5% and 99.6% respectively. In turn, the sensitivity and specificity in the group of symptomatic patients varied according to the time of symptom evolution: in patients with recent symptoms, they were 71.4% and 99.6% respectively, while in patients with symptoms of more than 5 days of evolution, they were 26.7% and 100% respectively. In all groups studied, the presence of antigen is associated with a high viral load (Ct<30 cycles).

CONCLUSIONS: The use of Ag detection test is not indicated for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic patients or with symptoms of more than 5 days of evolution, but it could be useful in patients with symptoms of 1-5 days of evolution.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia - 34(2021), 6 vom: 22. Dez., Seite 618-622

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Evaluación de la validez del Ag PANBIO-COVID19 de Abbott en el diagnóstico de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en pacientes asintomáticos o con infección leve

Beteiligte Personen:

Gras-Valenti, P [VerfasserIn]
Vidal, I [VerfasserIn]
Montiel-Higuero, I [VerfasserIn]
Escribano, I [VerfasserIn]
Algado-Selles, N [VerfasserIn]
Chico-Sánchez, P [VerfasserIn]
Ventero, M P [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez-Sepulveda, N [VerfasserIn]
Molina-Pardines, C [VerfasserIn]
Merino-Lucas, E [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Payá, J [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, J C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigen
COVID-19
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Observational Study
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 26.11.2021

Date Revised 11.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.37201/req/054.2021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330913670