The dark side of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing: screening asymptomatic patients.

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Title
The dark side of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing: screening asymptomatic patients.
Journal
New microbes and new infections
Author(s)
Caruana G., Lebrun L.L., Aebischer O., Opota O., Urbano L., de Rham M., Marchetti O., Greub G.
ISSN
2052-2975 (Print)
ISSN-L
2052-2975
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
42
Pages
100899
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Several reports showed SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (RATs) performances among COVID-19 symptomatic subjects in outpatient settings during periods of highest incidence of infections and high rates of hospital admissions, but few data are present for asymptomatic patients. We investigated the role of RATs in an emergency department, as a novel screening tool before admission for COVID-19 asymptomatic patients. A total of 116 patients were screened on admission in a 250-bed community hospital in Morges, Switzerland. RAT detected 2/7 RT-PCR-positive patients and delivered two false-positive results. These data suggest the non-fiability of RATs screening in this clinical scenario.
Keywords
COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing, Emergency Ward, Health Plan Implementation, SARS-CoV-2, rapid antigen test, COVID-19 diagnostic testing, emergency ward, health plan implementation
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Web of science
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Yes
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