Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Testing and RT-PCR Performed on Nasopharyngeal Swabs versus Saliva Samples in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Prospective Comparative Trial (RESTART)

Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Testing and RT-PCR Performed on Nasopharyngeal Swabs versus Saliva Samples in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Prospective Comparative Trial (RESTART)

Saliva sampling could serve as an alternative non-invasive sample for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis while rapid antigen tests (RATs) might help to mitigate the shortage of reagents sporadically encountered with RT-PCR. Thus, in the RESTART study we compared antigen and RT-PCR testing methods on nasopharyngea...

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Main Authors: Antonios Kritikos, Giorgia Caruana, René Brouillet, John-Paul Miroz, Samia Abed-Maillard, Geraldine Stieger, Onya Opota, Antony Croxatto, Peter Vollenweider, Pierre-Alexandre Bart, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Gilbert Greub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis
RT-PCR
rapid antigen testing
saliva
viral transport medium
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1910

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