Generation of False-Positive SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Results with Testing Conditions outside Manufacturer Recommendations: A Scientific Approach to Pandemic Misinformation

ABSTRACT Antigen-based rapid diagnostics tests (Ag-RDTs) are useful tools for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection. However, misleading demonstrations of the Abbott Panbio coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Ag-RDT on social media claimed that SARS-CoV-2 antigen cou...

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Main Authors: Glenn Patriquin, Ross J. Davidson, Todd F. Hatchette, Breanne M. Head, Edgard Mejia, Michael G. Becker, Adrienne Meyers, Paul Sandstrom, Jacob Hatchette, Ava Block, Nicole Smith, John Ross, Jason J. LeBlanc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00683-21