Persistent False Positive Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests

Among more than 11,000 participants, 1.7% had at least one false positive rapid antigen test on the basis of RT-PCR results. Persistent false positives tended to occur in women and in persons with autoimmune abnormalities.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2024-02, Vol.390 (8), p.764-765
Hauptverfasser:	Herbert, Carly, McManus, David D., Soni, Apurv
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy Antigens Autoimmune Disease Autoimmune diseases Coronavirus Correspondence COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 - immunology COVID-19 - virology False Positive Reactions Females Humans Immunologic Tests Immunology Infectious Disease Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology Rheumatology General SARS-CoV-2 - immunology Sensitivity and Specificity Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Viral Infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Among more than 11,000 participants, 1.7% had at least one false positive rapid antigen test on the basis of RT-PCR results. Persistent false positives tended to occur in women and in persons with autoimmune abnormalities.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMc2313517