Acceptability, Usability, and Performance of Lateral Flow Immunoassay Tests for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies: REACT-2 Study of Self-Testing in Nonhealthcare Key Workers.

Bethan DaviesMarzieh AraghiMaya MosheHe GaoKimberly BennetJordan JenkinsChristina AtchisonAra DarziDeborah AshbySteven RileyWendy BarclayPaul ElliottHelen WardGraham Cooke

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

A greater proportion of this nonhealthcare key worker cohort showed evidence of previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 than the general population at 6.0% (95% CI, 5.8-6.1) after the first wave in England. The high acceptability and usability reported by participants and similar performance of self-test and nurse-performed LFIAs indicate that the self-test LFIA is fit for purpose for home testing in occupational and community prevalence studies.

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