Clinical evaluation of anterior nasal cavity swab specimens by a rapid antigen test using a GLINE-2019-nCoV Ag Kit to diagnose COVID-19

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The promising diagnostic performance of rapid antigen tests (RATs) using non-invasive anterior nasal (AN) swab specimens to diagnose COVID-19 has been reported. A large number of RATs are commercially available; however, the careful assessment of RATs is essential prior to their implementation in clinical practice. We evaluated the clinical performance of the GLINE-2019-nCoV Ag Kit as a RAT using AN swabs in a prospective, blinded study. Adult patients who visited outpatient departments and received SARS-CoV-2 tests between August 16 and September 8, 2022, were eligible for this study. Patients who were aged under 18 years and patients without appropriate specimens were excluded. Two sets of AN and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were collected from all patients. Each set of specimens was tested by the RAT and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Of the 138 recruited patients, 84 were positive and 54 were negative by RT-qPCR using NP swabs. The positive agreement rate between RT-qPCR using NP swabs and RAT using AN swabs was 78.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 68.3%-86.8%), the negative agreement rate was 98.1% (95% CI, 90.1%-99.9%), and the overall agreement rate was 86.2% (95% CI, 79.3%-91.5%), with a κ coefficient of 0.73. The positive agreement rate in the early phase (≤3 days from symptom onset) was >80%, but this fell to 50% in the late phase (≥4 days). This study demonstrates that the GLINE-2019-nCoV Ag Kit using AN swabs has good clinical performance and might be a reliable alternative method for diagnosing COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 29(2023), 8 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 825-828

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ogane, Kana [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Kazuo [VerfasserIn]
Orihara, Yuta [VerfasserIn]
Kodana, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Tezuka, Mariko [VerfasserIn]
Matsuzaki, Nanako [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Rina [VerfasserIn]
Ichimura, Shintaro [VerfasserIn]
Tokano, Mieko [VerfasserIn]
Sakai, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Tarumoto, Norihito [VerfasserIn]
Maesaki, Shigefumi [VerfasserIn]
Takuya, Maeda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anterior nasal swab
COVID-19
Journal Article
RT-qPCR
Rapid antigen test
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 13.06.2023

Date Revised 14.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jiac.2023.05.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356900703