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Double testing with lateral flow antigen test devices for COVID-19: does a second test in quick succession add value?

Matthias E FutschikSarah A TunkelElena TurekDavid ChapmanZareen Thorlu-BanguraRaghavendran Kulasegaran-ShyliniEdward BlandfordAndrew DodgsonPaul E KlapperMalur SudhanvaDerrick CrookJohn BellSusan HopkinsTim PetoTom Fowler
Published in: Journal of virological methods (2024)
LFD tests were highly reproducible even when they were performed by untrained users following only written instructions and without supervision. While performing two LFD tests of the same type in quick succession marginally increased sensitivity or specificity, statistically significant improvements were not detected in our study.
Keyphrases
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