Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by antigen ELISA test is highly swayed by viral load and sample storage condition.
Nihad AdnanShahad Saif KhandkerAhsanul HaqMousumi Akter ChaityAbdul KhalekAnawarul Quader NazimTaku KaitsukaKazuhito TomizawaMasayasu MieEiry KobatakeSohel AhmedNor Azlina A AliMohib Ullah KhondokerMainul HaqueMohd Raeed JamiruddinPublished in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2021)
The results indicate the necessity of early infection phase diagnosis and lower temperature preservation of samples to perform rapid antigen ELISA tests.