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. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2217234.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17234.

Accuracy of Rapid Antigen vs Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in College Athletes During Prevalence of the Omicron Variant

Jessica Tsao  1 , Andrea L Kussman  1 , Cristina Costales  2 , Benjamin A Pinsky  2 , Geoffrey D Abrams  1 , Calvin E Hwang  1
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Accuracy of Rapid Antigen vs Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in College Athletes During Prevalence of the Omicron Variant

Jessica Tsao et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This case series evaluates the performance of rapid antigen tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in college athletes during prevalence of a dominant Omicron variant.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Kussman reported receiving personal fees from Fresno Madera Medical Society outside the submitted work. Dr Abrams reported owning stock or stock options from AxGen and Cytonics; serving as a board or committee member for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; receiving cadaver labs and equipment for educational purposes from Arthrex and Stryker; receiving consulting fees from Bioventus Inc, Cytonics, Fidia Pharma, and RubiconMD; and serving as an unpaid consultant for TeachAids. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Transcriptase–Polymerase Chain Reaction Cycle Threshold Values by Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Results and COVID-19 Symptoms
Data are from 723 student athletes undergoing testing for SARS-CoV-2. Solid lines indicate median cycle threshold value; dotted lines, cycle threshold value quartiles.
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