1. Performance of a Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection Assay in Symptomatic Children.
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Shaikh, Nader, Friedlander, Eric J., Tate, Patrick J., Hui Liu, Chung-Chou Ho Chang, Wells, Alan, and Hoberman, Alejandro
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RNA analysis , *VIRAL antigens , *MUCUS , *SARS-CoV-2 , *COVID-19 , *PREDICTIVE tests , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CROSS-sectional method , *AGE distribution , *IMMUNOASSAY , *PRIMARY health care , *NOSE , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *DATA analysis software , *CHILDREN , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
The article discusses a study which evaluated the performance of the Abbott BinaxNOW, a rapid severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen detection immunoassay in symptomatic children. Results indicate that the accuracy of the test was higher in children below seven years of age. It recommends the need to consider high rates of false-positives and the age of the target populations before using it as a stand-alone assay.
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- 2021
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