Comparison of the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid antigen test to the real star Sars-CoV-2 RT PCR kit

•The sensitivity and specificity of the new Roche SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test was evaluated.•We found a specificity of 96 %.•The sensitivity with samples with a Ct of < 25 was 100 % and gradually decreases to 22.2 % with cycle thresholds > = 35.•The new test might be useful to rapidly identi...

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Published in:	Journal of virological methods Vol. 288; p. 114024
Main Authors:	Krüttgen, Alexander, Cornelissen, Christian G., Dreher, Michael, Hornef, Mathias W., Imöhl, Matthias, Kleines, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021
Subjects:	Antigen antigen detection antigens Antigens, Viral - immunology COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 - virology COVID-19 Testing - methods COVID-19 Testing - standards Humans Immunoassay Lateral flow assay patients rapid methods Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV-2 - genetics SARS-CoV-2 - immunology Sensitivity and Specificity Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Short Communication COVID-19 Antigen Lateral flow assay SARS-CoV-2
ISSN:	0166-0934, 1879-0984, 1879-0984
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