Diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen test for COVID-19 in an emergency department

•Diagnostic accuracy of Lumira Dx rapid antigen diagnostic (RAD) test is too low to be diagnostic.•RAD test can be used when pre-test probability of infection is very high.•RAD test cannot be used to rule out disease in asymptomatic patients. Use of antigen tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 has be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2022-04, Vol.102 (4), p.115635-115635, Article 115635
Hauptverfasser:	Elli, Silvia, Blasi, Francesco, Brignolo, Barbara, Ceriotti, Ferruccio, Gori, Andrea, Piatti, Alessandra, Solbiati, Monica, Costantino, Giorgio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigen test Antigens, Viral - analysis COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis Diagnostic accuracy Emergency Service, Hospital Humans SARS-CoV-2 Sensitivity and Specificity
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