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Sensitivity and specificity of two WHO approved SARS-CoV2 antigen assays in detecting patients with SARS-CoV2 infection

BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen (Ag) detection kits are widely used in addition to quantitative reverse transcription PCR PCR (RT-qPCR), as they are cheaper with a rapid turnaround time. As there are many concerns regarding their sensitivity and specificity, in different settings, we evaluated...

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Autores principales: Jeewandara, Chandima, Guruge, Dinuka, Pushpakumara, Pradeep Darshana, Madhusanka, Deshan, Jayadas, Tibutius Thanesh, Chaturanga, Indika Prasad, Aberathna, Inoka Sepali, Danasekara, Saubhagya, Pathmanathan, Thilagaraj, Jayathilaka, Deshni, Somathilaka, Gayasha, Kuruppu, Heshan, Gomes, Laksiri, Gunasekara, Vitjith, Wijayamuni, Ruwan, Ogg, Graham S., Malavige, Gathsaurie Neelika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8938642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35317731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07240-6