An optimized stepwise algorithm combining rapid antigen and RT-qPCR for screening of COVID-19 patients.

Philippe HalfonGuillaume PénarandaHacène KhiriVincent GarciaHortense DrouetPatrick PhilibertChristina PsomasMarion DelordFrédérique RetornazCaroline CharpinThomas GonzalesHervé PegliascoJérôme Allardet-Servent

Published in: PloS one (2021)

This study highlights the risk of misdiagnosing COVID-19 in 28% of patients if RAD is used alone. A stepwise analysis that combines RAD and RT-qPCR would be an efficient screening procedure for COVID-19 detection and may facilitate the control of the outbreak.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
end stage renal disease
dna damage
dna repair
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
loop mediated isothermal amplification
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
machine learning
prognostic factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
minimally invasive
quantum dots
patient reported