Home-based SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen testing in hospital workers

Home-based SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow antigen testing in hospital workers

•46,503 home-based SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow tests were performed by hospital staff.•328 (0.7%) of tests were positive.•The positive predictive value was 96% and false positive rate 0.03%.•LFDs were less sensitive than PCR, but detected cases with higher viral loads.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infection 2021-02, Vol.82 (2), p.282-327
Hauptverfasser: Downs, Louise O, Eyre, David W, O'Donnell, Denise, Jeffery, Katie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
COVID-19
Hospitals
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:•46,503 home-based SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow tests were performed by hospital staff.•328 (0.7%) of tests were positive.•The positive predictive value was 96% and false positive rate 0.03%.•LFDs were less sensitive than PCR, but detected cases with higher viral loads.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.01.008