SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context
Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests (RDTs) emerged as point-of-care diagnostics alongside reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) as reference. Methods: In a prospective performance assessment from 12 November 2020 to 30 June 2023 at a single centre terti...
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| author | Isabell Wagenhäuser Kerstin Knies Tamara Pscheidl Michael Eisenmann Sven Flemming Nils Petri Miriam McDonogh Agmal Scherzad Daniel Zeller Anja Gesierich Anna Katharina Seitz Regina Taurines Ralf-Ingo Ernestus Johannes Forster Dirk Weismann Benedikt Weißbrich Johannes Liese Christoph Härtel Oliver Kurzai Lars Dölken Alexander Gabel Manuel Krone |
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| description | Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests (RDTs) emerged as point-of-care diagnostics alongside reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) as reference. Methods: In a prospective performance assessment from 12 November 2020 to 30 June 2023 at a single centre tertiary care hospital, the sensitivity and specificity (primary endpoints) of RDTs from three manufacturers (NADAL®, Panbio™, MEDsan®) were compared to RT-qPCR as reference standard among patients, accompanying persons and staff aged ≥ six month in large-scale, clinical screening use. Regression models were used to assess influencing factors on RDT performance (secondary endpoints). Findings: Among 78,798 paired RDT/RT-qPCR results analysed, overall RDT sensitivity was 34.5% (695/2016; 95% CI 32.4–36.6%), specificity 99.6% (76,503/76,782; 95% CI 99.6–99.7%). Over the pandemic course, sensitivity decreased in line with a lower rate of individuals showing typical COVID-19 symptoms. The lasso regression model showed that a higher viral load and typical COVID-19 symptoms were directly significantly correlated with the likelihood of a positive RDT result in SARS-CoV-2 infection, whereas age, sex, vaccination status, and the Omicron VOC were not. Interpretation: The decline in RDT sensitivity throughout the pandemic can primarily be attributed to the reduced prevalence of symptomatic infections among vaccinated individuals and individuals infected with Omicron VOC. RDTs remain valuable for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic individuals and offer potential for detecting other respiratory pathogens in the post-pandemic era, underscoring their importance in infection control efforts. Funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Free State of Bavaria, Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3484023d81ae4f8e94d32f5d0d047d852024-11-14T04:32:22ZengElsevierEBioMedicine2352-39642024-11-01109105394SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in contextIsabell Wagenhäuser0Kerstin Knies1Tamara Pscheidl2Michael Eisenmann3Sven Flemming4Nils Petri5Miriam McDonogh6Agmal Scherzad7Daniel Zeller8Anja Gesierich9Anna Katharina Seitz10Regina Taurines11Ralf-Ingo Ernestus12Johannes Forster13Dirk Weismann14Benedikt Weißbrich15Johannes Liese16Christoph Härtel17Oliver Kurzai18Lars Dölken19Alexander Gabel20Manuel Krone21Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacher Str. 7, 97078 Würzburg, GermanyInfection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInfection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular, and Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Dermatology, Venerology, and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Margarete-Höppel-Platz 1, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInstitute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacher Str. 7, 97078 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Paediatrics, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyDepartment of Paediatrics, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInstitute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knoell-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 13, 07745 Jena, GermanyInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Versbacher Str. 7, 97078 Würzburg, GermanyInfection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, GermanyInfection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; Corresponding author. Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2/E1, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests (RDTs) emerged as point-of-care diagnostics alongside reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) as reference. Methods: In a prospective performance assessment from 12 November 2020 to 30 June 2023 at a single centre tertiary care hospital, the sensitivity and specificity (primary endpoints) of RDTs from three manufacturers (NADAL®, Panbio™, MEDsan®) were compared to RT-qPCR as reference standard among patients, accompanying persons and staff aged ≥ six month in large-scale, clinical screening use. Regression models were used to assess influencing factors on RDT performance (secondary endpoints). Findings: Among 78,798 paired RDT/RT-qPCR results analysed, overall RDT sensitivity was 34.5% (695/2016; 95% CI 32.4–36.6%), specificity 99.6% (76,503/76,782; 95% CI 99.6–99.7%). Over the pandemic course, sensitivity decreased in line with a lower rate of individuals showing typical COVID-19 symptoms. The lasso regression model showed that a higher viral load and typical COVID-19 symptoms were directly significantly correlated with the likelihood of a positive RDT result in SARS-CoV-2 infection, whereas age, sex, vaccination status, and the Omicron VOC were not. Interpretation: The decline in RDT sensitivity throughout the pandemic can primarily be attributed to the reduced prevalence of symptomatic infections among vaccinated individuals and individuals infected with Omicron VOC. RDTs remain valuable for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic individuals and offer potential for detecting other respiratory pathogens in the post-pandemic era, underscoring their importance in infection control efforts. Funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Free State of Bavaria, Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396424004304SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection testTest performanceCOVID-19 vaccinationVirus variants of concernCOVID-19 symptomsViral load |
| spellingShingle | Isabell Wagenhäuser Kerstin Knies Tamara Pscheidl Michael Eisenmann Sven Flemming Nils Petri Miriam McDonogh Agmal Scherzad Daniel Zeller Anja Gesierich Anna Katharina Seitz Regina Taurines Ralf-Ingo Ernestus Johannes Forster Dirk Weismann Benedikt Weißbrich Johannes Liese Christoph Härtel Oliver Kurzai Lars Dölken Alexander Gabel Manuel Krone SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context EBioMedicine SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection test Test performance COVID-19 vaccination Virus variants of concern COVID-19 symptoms Viral load |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid detection tests: test performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 vaccinationResearch in context |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 antigen rapid detection tests test performance during the covid 19 pandemic and the impact of covid 19 vaccinationresearch in context |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection test Test performance COVID-19 vaccination Virus variants of concern COVID-19 symptoms Viral load |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396424004304 |
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