Utility of COVID-19 antigen testing in the emergency department.

Frank William PeacockKarina M Soto-RuizStacey L HouseChad M CannonGary HeaddenBrian TiffanySergey MotovKian Merchant-BornaAnna Marie ChangClaire PearsonBrian W PattersonAlan E JonesJoseph MillerJoseph VaronAveh BastaniCarol ClarkZubaid RafiqueBory KeaJohn EppensteinerJames M WilliamsSimon A MahlerBrian E DriverPhyllis HendryEugenia QuackenbushDavid RobinsonJon W SchrockJames P D'EtienneChristopher J HoganAnwar OsborneRalph RivielloStephen Young

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)

The BinaxNOW point-of-care test has good sensitivity and excellent specificity for the detection of COVID-19. We recommend using the BinasNOW for patients with symptoms up to 2 weeks.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
emergency department
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
gestational age
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
real time pcr
physical activity
drug induced