Routine Antigen Testing Is Not a Substitute for Health Care Worker Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.
J Clin Microbiol
; 59(11): e0156421, 2021 10 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1480239
ABSTRACT
The utility of rapid antigen testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is measured within the context for which it is applied; diagnostic accuracy must be considered in determining if rapid antigen testing is appropriate for the clinical situation. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, J. N. Kanji, D. T. Proctor, W. Stokes, B. M. Berenger, et al. (J Clin Microbiol 59e01411-21, 2021, https//doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01411-21) evaluate two rapid antigen tests that demonstrate high false-positive rates in asymptomatic health care workers. The assays may not be useful in situations where there is a shortage of staff, such as health care settings, since isolation would occur unnecessarily for these employees.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JCM.01564-21
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