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Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic individuals using the Panbio COVID-19 antigen rapid test (Abbott) compared with RT-PCR: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Antigen-based point-of-care tests for identification of SARS-CoV-2 may markedly enhance effectiveness of population-based controlling strategies. Previous studies have demonstrated >70% sensitivity and high specificity compared with reverse transcriptase real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in symp...

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Autores principales: Winkel, Beatrice, Schram, Emma, Gremmels, Hendrik, Debast, Sylvia, Schuurman, Rob, Wensing, Annemarie, Bonten, Marc, Goedhart, Edwin, Hofstra, Marije
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8520587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34645658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048206