Rapid Antigen Test Combined with Chest Computed Tomography to Rule Out COVID-19 in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department

Rapid Antigen Test Combined with Chest Computed Tomography to Rule Out COVID-19 in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department

Objective: Correct and timely identification of SARS-CoV-2-positive patients is critical in the emergency department (ED) prior to admission to medical wards. Antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are a rapid alternative to Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for th...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Kepka, Mickaël Ohana, François Séverac, Joris Muller, Eric Bayle, Yvon Ruch, Elodie Laugel, Mathieu Oberlin, Morgane Solis, Yves Hansmann, Pascal Bilbault, Samira Fafi Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
SARS-CoV2
antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test
RT-PCR
emergency department
chest computed tomography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3455

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