Routine Antigen Testing Is Not a Substitute for Health Care Worker Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2

The utility of rapid antigen testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is measured within the context for which it is applied; diagnostic accuracy must be considered in determining if rapid antigen testing is appropriate for the clinical situation. In this issue of the...

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Autores principales: Sexton, Mary Elizabeth, Kraft, Colleen S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8525552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34469184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01564-21
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Sumario:The utility of rapid antigen testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is measured within the context for which it is applied; diagnostic accuracy must be considered in determining if rapid antigen testing is appropriate for the clinical situation. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, J. N. Kanji, D. T. Proctor, W. Stokes, B. M. Berenger, et al. (J Clin Microbiol 59:e01411-21, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01411-21) evaluate two rapid antigen tests that demonstrate high false-positive rates in asymptomatic health care workers. The assays may not be useful in situations where there is a shortage of staff, such as health care settings, since isolation would occur unnecessarily for these employees.

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