Background Home-based rapid diagnostic testing can play an integral role in controlling the
spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Objectives This review aimed to identify …

Background The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) and antigen test are approved
diagnostic tests for COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to investigate the assay performance …

The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
requires fast and accurate high-throughput diagnostic tools. To evaluate the analytical …

Background Rapid antigen diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are the most widely used point-of-
care tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection. Since the accuracy may have altered by …

Within the successive waves that occurred during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,
recommendations arose to test symptomatic and contact subjects by using rapid antigen …

Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of three rapid antigen tests (Ag-RDTs) for
detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population. Design Cross-sectional study …

Soon after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute for Health Sciences
Research (IICS) of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay became a testing …

Tests to diagnose acute SARS-CoV-2 infection are at the center of controlling the COVID-19
pandemic. Rapid tests benefit from providing quick results but suffer from lower sensitivity …

Background A highly accurate, rapid, and low-cost COVID-19 test is essential for guiding
isolation measures. To date, the most widely used tests are either nucleic acid amplification …

During the multiple waves of COVID-19 suffered all over the world, having a rapid and
sensitive diagnostic test has become a priority for microbiology laboratories. The AptimaTM …