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

Authors :: Michael D. Bowen
Caitlin Bohannon
Gary E. Voccio
Christine M Szablewski
Dennis A. Bagarozzi
Lisa C. Barrios
Sarah C. Tinker
Natalie J. Thornburg
Jennifer M Folster
Melissa A. Hunter
Stephen Briggs
Margaret A. Honein
Azaibi Tamin
Jessica L. Prince-Guerra
Debbie E. Heida
Marla Petway
Magdalena Medrzycki
Patricia L. Shewmaker
Cherie Drenzek
Anastasia P. Litvintseva
Wendi Kuhnert-Tallman
Jennifer L Harcourt
Paul A. Rota
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 10, Pp 2662-2665 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
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.

Subjects :: Microbiology (medical)
young adults
colleges
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Point-of-Care Systems
coronaviruses
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Asymptomatic
Sensitivity and Specificity
Virus
2019 novel coronavirus disease
respiratory infections
Internal medicine
Medicine
Humans
asymptomatic
viruses
adolescents
Antigen testing
Students
Point of care
institutions of higher education
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Dispatch
COVID-19
antigen testing
Antigen test
zoonoses
Infectious Diseases
coronavirus disease
Point-of-Care Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic College Students
medicine.symptom
business
universities
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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