COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Screening in Patients on Hemodialysis.

Gaetano AlfanoRoberta ScarmignanNiccolò MorisiFrancesco FontanaSilvia GiovanellaGiulia LigabueLaura RofranoWilliam GennariMonica PecorariMariacristina GregoriniGianni CappelliRiccardo MagistroniGabriele Donati

Published in: International journal of nephrology (2022)

Bimonthly rapid antigen screening led to the early diagnosis of COVID-19 in less than one-third of cases. The short incubation period of the new SARS-CoV-2 variants makes bimonthly test screening inadequate for an early diagnosis of COVID-19. More frequent tests are probably necessary to improve the utility of COVID-19 nasal rapid antigen test in patients on hemodialysis.

Keyphrases

sars cov
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
dna methylation
copy number
loop mediated isothermal amplification