Pitfalls of SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing at emergency department.

Eleonora CottoneFrederik Van HoeckeGeert Antoine MartensEmmanuel De LaereRoos De SmedtSteven VervaekeMerijn VanheeDieter De Smet

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2022)

Our study showed inferior performance of the Roche SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen test (SD Biosensor) for detection of SARS-CoV-2 which limits its use as a diagnostic gatekeeper in ER departments, but is able to differentiate contagious individuals.

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