Detection of the Omicron Variant Virus With the Abbott BinaxNow SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Assay.

Regan, James; Flynn, James P; Choudhary, Manish C; Uddin, Rockib; Lemieux, Jacob; Boucau, Julie; Bhattacharyya, Roby P; Barczak, Amy K; Li, Jonathan Z; Siedner, Mark J

Regan, James; Flynn, James P; Choudhary, Manish C; Uddin, Rockib; Lemieux, Jacob; Boucau, Julie; Bhattacharyya, Roby P; Barczak, Amy K; Li, Jonathan Z; Siedner, Mark J.

Regan J; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Flynn JP; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Choudhary MC; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Uddin R; Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Lemieux J; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Boucau J; Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Bhattacharyya RP; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Barczak AK; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Li JZ; Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Siedner MJ; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Open Forum Infect Dis ; 9(3): ofac022, 2022 Mar.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1758826

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We assessed the ability of the BinaxNow rapid test to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen from 4 individuals with Omicron and Delta infections. We performed serial dilutions of nasal swab samples, and specimens with concentrations ofâ≥100 000 copies/swab were positive, demonstrating that the BinaxNow test is able to detect the Omicron variant.

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BinaxNow; SARS-CoV-2; diagnostic test; rapid antigen; viral load

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ofid

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