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Review
. 2022 Jun;42(2):203-222.
doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2022.03.001. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Rapid Antigen Assays for SARS-CoV-2: Promise and Peril

Thao T Truong  1 , Jennifer Dien Bard  2 , Susan M Butler-Wu  3
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Review

Rapid Antigen Assays for SARS-CoV-2: Promise and Peril

Thao T Truong et al. Clin Lab Med. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Though rapid antigen tests have historically problematic performance characteristics for the diagnosis of respiratory viral infections such as influenza, they have attained an unprecedented level of use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ease of use and scalability of rapid antigen tests has facilitated a democratization and scale of testing beyond anything reasonably achievable by traditional laboratory-based testing. In this chapter, we discuss the performance characteristics of rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 detection and their application to non-traditional uses beyond clinical diagnostic testing.

Keywords: COVID-19; Rapid antigen testing; SARS-CoV-2.

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