Evaluation of the Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test in Subjects Infected with Omicron Using Different Specimens

ABSTRACT Community testing is a crucial tool for the early identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and transmission control. The emergence of the highly mutated Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) raised concerns about its primary site of replication, impacti...

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Main Authors: Rafael Mello Galliez, Larissa Bomfim, Diana Mariani, Isabela de Carvalho Leitão, Anna Carla Pinto Castiñeiras, Cassia Cristina Alves Gonçalves, Bianca Ortiz da Silva, Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Monica Barcelos Arruda, Patricia Alvarez, Rodrigo Brindeiro, Victor Akira Ota, Débora Gomes Marins Rodrigues, Luciana Jesus da Costa, Orlando da Costa Ferreira, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Debora Souza Faffe, Amilcar Tanuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01250-22