In asymptomatic adults, a COVID-19 Ag-RDT with combined nasal and throat samples had 82% to 89% positive percent agreement

Thomas Fekete

doi:10.7326/J22-0082

In asymptomatic adults, a COVID-19 Ag-RDT with combined nasal and throat samples had 82% to 89% positive percent agreement

Ann Intern Med. 2022 Nov;175(11):JC131. doi: 10.7326/J22-0082. Epub 2022 Nov 1.

Author

Thomas Fekete¹

Affiliation

¹ Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (T.F.).

PMID: 36315946
DOI: 10.7326/J22-0082

Abstract

Goodall BL, LeBlanc JJ, Hatchette TF, et al. Investigating the sensitivity of nasal or throat swabs: combination of both swabs increases the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests. Microbiol Spectr. 2022;10:e0021722 35762772.

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Adult
COVID-19*
Humans
Pharynx
SARS-CoV-2
Sensitivity and Specificity