Value of Rapid Antigen Test in Comparison with Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Method in the Diagnosis of COVID-19

Value of Rapid Antigen Test in Comparison with Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Method in the Diagnosis of COVID-19

Introduction: Using the rapid antigen test (RAT) before exhausting the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test’s capacity is crucial to enhance suitable detection of patients and timely reception of results. Therefore, this study was done to evaluate the sensitivity and specifi...

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Main Authors: Alireza MIRAHMADIZADEH, Babak Shirazi YEGANEH, Jafar HASSANZADEH, Leila BADIEE, Mohebat VALI, Zahra MALEKI, Ali AKBARI, Tahereh PAKDEL, Haleh GHAEM
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2022-03-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
covid-19
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
sensitivity
specificity
rapid
Online Access:http://mjima.org/text.php?&id=299

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