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Ir J Med Sci
; 191(4): 1767-1770, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2256909
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Rapid identification of Covid-19 in the paediatric emergency department is critical; Antigen tests are fast but poorly investigated in children. AIMS: To investigate Sars-CoV-2 antigen rapid test in children. METHODS: We compare the performance of LumiraDx with molecular tests in a paediatric emergency department. RESULTS: A retrospective cohort of 191 patients with AT and PCR tests performed in the same episode was analysed; 16% resulted positive for Sars-CoV-2. Using the PCR test as the gold standard, we calculated antigen testing overall sensitivity of 94.1%, specificity of 91.9%, and NPV of 99.4%. Only one false-negative test was found. CONCLUSIONS: AT may be helpful in the initial screening of patients at PED.
Subject(s)
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/diagnosis , Child , Emergency Service, Hospital , Humans , Retrospective Studies , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Reflective Practice
; : 1-13, 2021.
Article
in English
| Taylor & Francis | ID: covidwho-1585401