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Performance of rapid antigen tests in identifying Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 infections in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Concerns around accuracy and performance of rapid antigen tests continue to be raised with the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of two widely used SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests during BA.4/BA.5 SARS-CoV-2 wave in South Africa (May – June 2022)...

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Autores principales: Samsunder, Natasha, Lustig, Gila, de Vos, Margaretha, Ngcapu, Sinaye, Giandhari, Jennifer, Tshiabuila, Derek, San, Emmanuel James, Lewis, Lara, Kharsany, Ayesha BM, Cawood, Cherie, de Oliveira, Tulio, Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Abdool Karim, Salim, Escadafal, Camille, Naidoo, Kogieleum, Sivro, Aida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10236920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37329842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105498