Evaluation of ten (10) SARS-CoV-2 rapid serological tests in comparison with WANTAI SARS-CoV-2 ab ELISA in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Henri Gautier OuedraogoAbdou Azaque ZoureTegwinde Rebeca CompaoréHerve KySylvie ZidaDezemon ZinguéOumarou OuedraogoSerge Théophile SoubeigaTani SagnaCharlemagne DabiréDinanibè KambiréDramane ZongoAlbert Théophane YonliAbdoul Rahamani NikiemaDésiré NezienGnintassa Cyrille BanséBrice Wilfried BicabaSophie PerierCharles SawadogoZakariya YabreLassana SangarePublished in: Virology journal (2023)
The SARS-CoV-2 serological RDTs evaluated show low and variable sensitivities compared to the WANTAI SARS-CoV-2 Ab ELISA test, with however a good specificity. These finding may have implications for the interpretation and comparison of COVID-19 seroprevalence studies depending on the type of test used.