Diagnostic performance and clinical implications of rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in Mexico using real-world nationwide COVID-19 registry data.

Omar Yaxmehen Bello-ChavollaNeftali Eduardo Antonio-VillaLuisa Fernández-ChirinoEnrique C GuerraCarlos A Fermín-MartínezAlejandro Márquez-SalinasArsenio Vargas-VázquezJessica Paola Bahena-López

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Rapid Ag-T could be used as an alternative to qRT-PCR for large scale SARS-CoV-2 testing in Mexico. Interpretation of Rapid Ag-T results should be done with caution to minimize the risk associated with false negative results.

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