Implementing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Implementing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Introduction: For the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) response, COVID-19 antigen (Ag), and antibody (Ab) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are expected to complement central molecular testing particularly in low-resource settings. The present review assesses requirements for implementation of COVID-19 RDTs in sub...

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Main Authors: Jan Jacobs, Vera Kühne, Octavie Lunguya, Dissou Affolabi, Liselotte Hardy, Olivier Vandenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
diagnostics
low-resource settings
sub-Saharan Africa
rapid diagnostic tests (RDT)
SARS—CoV-2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.557797/full

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