Real-world accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection compared with qPCR: A cross-sectional study in Toledo - PR, Brazil

Real-world accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection compared with qPCR: A cross-sectional study in Toledo - PR, Brazil

Rapid Antigen Tests (Ag-RDTs) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 is an important diagnostic tool for containing virus spread. However, their accuracy ‒ the proportion of correct results (both true positives and true negatives) ‒ still needs to be proven when used in a real large-scale context. Accordin...

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Main Authors: Carla Adriane Royer, Regis Goulart Rosa, Maicon Falavigna, Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira, Mariana Motta Dias da Silva, Carolina Gracia Poitevin, Hellen Abreu, Valter Antonio Baura, Ana Claudia Bonatto, Daniela Fiori Gradia, Cristina de Oliveira Rodrigues, Rafael Messias Luiz, Ana Paula Carneiro Brandalize, Josélia Larger Manfio, Cintia Laura Pereira de Araujo, Ana Paula de Souza, Daniel Sganzerla, Caroline Cabral Robinson, Fernanda Kelly Romeiro Silva, Gabriela Almeida Kucharski, Fernando Pedrotti, Srinivas Rao Valluri, Amit Srivastava, Viviane Wal Julião, Olga Chameh Melone, Florence Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, Moe H Kyaw, Julia Spinardi, Graciela del Carmen Morales Castillo, Emanuel Maltempi de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Performance
Rapid antigen tests
Viral load
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867025000236
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