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. 2021 Aug;83(2):237-279.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.012. Epub 2021 May 21.

Are antigenic tests useful for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients accessing to emergency departments? Results from a North-West Italy hospital

Valeria Caramello  1 , Adriana Boccuzzi  1 , Vittoria Basile  1 , Anita Ferraro  1 , Alessandra Macciotta  2 , Alberto Catalano  2 , Giuseppe Costa  3 , Paolo Vineis  4 , Carlotta Sacerdote  5 , Fulvio Ricceri  6
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Are antigenic tests useful for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients accessing to emergency departments? Results from a North-West Italy hospital

Valeria Caramello et al. J Infect. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antigenic tests; Emergency department; Negative predictive value; SARS-CoV-2.

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Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare no conflict of interests.

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Positive and negative predictive value estimates in relation to prevalence, using the sensitivity and specificity of the test found in our population (sensitivity = 0.800; specificity = 0.939).
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