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Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing to RT-PCR in a real-world setting—an observational cohort study

A total of 2978 patients with validated paired results (SARS-CoV2-antigen and PCR) were identified. Our results show that only 45 antigen tests from 90 patients with positive validated PCR were correctly identified by antigen testing (sensitivity 50%). Roughly 50% of these patients had ongoing respi...

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Autores principales: Bräunlich, Jens, Hoheisel, Reimund, Dinse-Lambracht, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34656818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115531