Field evaluation of specificity and sensitivity of a standard SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test: A prospective study at a teaching hospital in Northern Ghana.

Field evaluation of specificity and sensitivity of a standard SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test: A prospective study at a teaching hospital in Northern Ghana.

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The testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 in Africa is rather limited. Antigen detection rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are a cheap and rapid alternative to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, but there is little data about their performance under real life conditions in trop...

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Main Authors: Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Abdulai Abubakari, Faith Agbozo, Abass Abdul-Karim, Benjamin Demah Nuertey, Kareem Mumuni, Anna-Katharina Heuschen, Lisa Hennig, Claudia M Denkinger, Olaf Müller, Albrecht Jahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000040

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000040

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