Background Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection would be a useful
tool to help manage the COVID‐19 pandemic. Testing strategies that use rapid antigen tests …

Background SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are increasingly being
integrated in testing strategies around the world. Studies of the Ag-RDTs have shown …

Immunoassays designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 protein antigens are now commercially
available. The most widely used tests are rapid lateral flow assays that generate results in …

Self-testing is an effective tool to bridge the testing gap for several infectious diseases;
however, its performance in detecting SARS-CoV-2 using antigen-detection rapid diagnostic …

Objective To assess the performance of rapid antigen tests with unsupervised nasal and
combined oropharyngeal and nasal self-sampling during the omicron period. Design …

Immunoassays designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 protein antigens (Ag) are commonly used to
diagnose COVID-19. The most widely used tests are lateral flow assays that generate results …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) initiated global health care challenges such as the
necessity for new diagnostic tests. Diagnosis by real-time PCR remains the gold-standard …

Importance Self-or health care worker (HCW)–collected nasal swab specimens are the
preferred sampling method to perform rapid antigen testing for COVID-19, but it is debated …

With the development of COVID-19, widely available tests are in great demand. Naked-eye
SARS-CoV-2 test kits have recently been developed as home tests, but their sensitivity and …

Containment measures employed during the COVID-19 pandemic included prompt
recognition of cases, isolation, and contact tracing. Bilateral nasal (NA) swabs applied to a …