Diagnostic Performance of Six Rapid Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Jessica Navero‐Castillejos, Climent Casals‐Pascual, Sofía Narváez, Genoveva Cuesta, Juan Carlos Hurtado, Mariana Fernández, Mireia Navarro, Aida Peiró-Mestres, Ma Victoria Lasheras, Patricia Rodríguez, Andrea Pulgarín, Ma Ángeles Marcos, Jordi Vilà, Miguel J. Martínez
Abstract
The rapid detection of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is essential for a correct and effective control of the disease it causes. This process must be sensitive, fast, and simple, and it must be possible to carry out in any type of health center. Rapid antigen tests are the answer to this need. Knowing its ability to detect the virus in different stages of the disease is essential for a correct diagnosis, which is why this study has been carried out to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of 6 different antigens tests in nasopharyngeal smear samples.