Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: A prospective comparative clinical trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Nasopharyngeal antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), saliva RT-PCR and nasopharyngeal (NP) RT-PCR have shown different performance characteristics to detect patients infected by SARS-CoV-2, according to the viral load (VL)-and thus transmissibility.<h4>Methods&l...

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Main Authors: Jean-Marc Schwob, Alix Miauton, Dusan Petrovic, Jean Perdrix, Nicolas Senn, Alexandre Gouveia, Katia Jaton, Onya Opota, Alain Maillard, Gianni Minghelli, Jacques Cornuz, Gilbert Greub, Blaise Genton, Valérie D'Acremont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282150