False positive results in severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapid antigen tests for inpatients

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 rapid antigen detection (RAD) test kits are widely used as primary screening test in Japan because rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical for infection control. We report cases with RAD test false-positive results in a ward...

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Autores principales: Itoh, Kazuhiro, Kawamitsu, Toru, Osaka, Yoko, Sato, Kazuyo, Suzuki, Yusuke, Kiriba, Chiyo, Saito, Yumi, Hirose, Ryo, Ichihara, Hiroshi, Saito, Mitsugu, Mitsuke, Yasuhiko, Kuzumi, Kenichi, Miyashita, Hirofumi, Tsutani, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2021.03.011
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Sumario:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 rapid antigen detection (RAD) test kits are widely used as primary screening test in Japan because rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical for infection control. We report cases with RAD test false-positive results in a ward for patients with disabilities. RAD tests potentially evoke hospital operational risk. It is desirable that performing PCR test appropriately when patients admitted to a medical treatment ward with COVID-19 symptoms instead of RAD test.

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