Performance study of the anterior nasal AMP SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in comparison with nasopharyngeal rRT-PCR.

Georg LeixnerAstrid Voill-GlaningerIsabella KrejciJulia Gaugeler-KurzweilTanja KusstatscherWalter KruglugerAndré Viveiros

Published in: Access microbiology (2022)

The anterior nasal AMP RAT showed low sensitivities in this cohort, especially in patients with a longer time since symptom onset. Further knowledge concerning the viral load and antigen expression over time and in different swabbing locations is needed to outline the usage time frame for SARS-CoV-2 RAT.

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