Diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test from self-collected anterior nasal swabs in children compared to rapid antigen test and RT-PCR from nasopharyngeal swabs collected by healthcare workers: A multicentric prospective study

Diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test from self-collected anterior nasal swabs in children compared to rapid antigen test and RT-PCR from nasopharyngeal swabs collected by healthcare workers: A multicentric prospective study

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 is central to COVID-19 management. Rapid antigen test from self-collected anterior nasal swabs (SCANS-RAT) are often used in children but their performance have not been assessed in real-life. We aimed to compare this testing method to the two methods usually used: reverse tra...

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Main Authors: Robert Cohen, Camille Aupiais, Anne Filleron, Fabienne Cahn-Sellem, Olivier Romain, Stéphane Béchet, Anne Auvrignon, Christophe Batard, Brigitte Virey, Camille Jung, Alexis Rybak, Corinne Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
COVID-19
ambulatory setting
test
pediatric
self-test
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.980549/full

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