Comparison of seven commercial SARS-CoV-2 rapid point-of-care antigen tests: a single-centre laboratory evaluation study

Summary: Background: Antigen point-of-care tests (AgPOCTs) can accelerate SARS-CoV-2 testing. As some AgPOCTs have become available, interest is growing in their utility and performance. Here we aimed to compare the analytical sensitivity and specificity of seven commercially available AgPOCT devic...

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Main Authors: Victor M Corman, MD, Verena Claudia Haage, PhD, Tobias Bleicker, RT, Marie Luisa Schmidt, RT, Barbara Mühlemann, PhD, Marta Zuchowski, PhD, Wendy K Jo, PhD, Patricia Tscheak, RT, Elisabeth Möncke-Buchner, DiplBiol, Marcel A Müller, PhD, Andi Krumbholz, PhD, Jan Felix Drexler, ProfMD, Christian Drosten, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:The Lancet Microbe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666524721000562