Point-of-Care Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic College Students.

Tinker, Sarah C; Szablewski, Christine M; Litvintseva, Anastasia P; Drenzek, Cherie; Voccio, Gary E; Hunter, Melissa A; Briggs, Stephen; Heida, Debbie E; Folster, Jennifer; Shewmaker, Patricia L; Medrzycki, Magdalena; Bowen, Michael D; Bohannon, Caitlin; Bagarozzi, Dennis; Petway, Marla; Rota, Paul A; Kuhnert-Tallman, Wendi; Thornburg, Natalie; Prince-Guerra, Jessica L; Barrios, Lisa C; Tamin, Azaibi; Harcourt, Jennifer L; Honein, Margaret A

Tinker, Sarah C; Szablewski, Christine M; Litvintseva, Anastasia P; Drenzek, Cherie; Voccio, Gary E; Hunter, Melissa A; Briggs, Stephen; Heida, Debbie E; Folster, Jennifer; Shewmaker, Patricia L; Medrzycki, Magdalena; Bowen, Michael D; Bohannon, Caitlin; Bagarozzi, Dennis; Petway, Marla; Rota, Paul A; Kuhnert-Tallman, Wendi; Thornburg, Natalie; Prince-Guerra, Jessica L; Barrios, Lisa C; Tamin, Azaibi; Harcourt, Jennifer L; Honein, Margaret A.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(10): 2662-2665, 2021.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1486732

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We used the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card to screen 1,540 asymptomatic college students for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a low-prevalence setting. Compared with reverse transcription PCR, BinaxNOW showed 20% overall sensitivity; among participants with culturable virus, sensitivity was 60%. BinaxNOW provides point-of-care screening but misses many infections.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Humans; Point-of-Care Systems; Sensitivity and Specificity; Students

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2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; adolescents; antigen testing; asymptomatic; colleges; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; institutions of higher education; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; universities; viruses; young adults; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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