Effectiveness of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Outbreak among Horse Racetrack Workers, California, USA

Effectiveness of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Outbreak among Horse Racetrack Workers, California, USA

The Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test is cheaper and faster than real-time reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We compared BinaxNOW with rRT-PCR in 769 paired specimens from 342 persons during a coronavirus disease outbreak among horse...

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Main Authors: Krishna Surasi, Kristin J. Cummings, Carl Hanson, Mary Kate Morris, Maria Salas, David Seftel, Liza Ortiz, Ruwan Thilakaratne, Cameron Stainken, Debra A. Wadford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
coronavirus disease
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
viruses
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-1449_article

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