Evaluation of the Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test in Subjects Infected with Omicron Using Different Specimens
Rafael Mello Galliez, Larissa Bomfim, Diana Mariani, Isabela de Carvalho Leitão, Anna Carla Castiñeiras, Cássia Cristina Alves Gonçalves, Bianca Ortiz da Silva, Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Mônica Arruda, Patrícia Álvarez, Rodrigo Brindeiro, Victor Akira Ota, Débora Gomes Marins Rodrigues, Luciana Jesus da Costa, Orlando da Costa Ferreira, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Débora S. Faffe, Amílcar Tanuri
Abstract
This study showed that the antigen rapid test for COVID19 worked fine using nasal swabs when it was utilized in patients infected with the Omicron variant, showing a concordance with PCR in 93% of patients tested. The nasal swab yielded more reliable results than the oral swab when an antigen rapid diagnosis test (the Panbio COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic test) was used in patients infected with the Omicron variant.