Regional Evaluation of Two SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests in East Africa

Regional Evaluation of Two SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests in East Africa

ABSTRACT The clinical performance of two rapid antigen tests for the diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) were regionally evaluated in East African populations. Swabs were collected from 1,432 individuals from five Partner States of the East African Community (Tanzania, Uga...

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Main Authors: Muna Affara, Hakim Idris Lagu, Emmanuel Achol, Neema Omari, Grace Ochido, Eric Kezakarayagwa, Francine Kabatesi, Cassien Nduwimana, Anatole Nkeshimana, Donald Duku Samson, Gwokpan Awin Nykwec, Joseph Daniel Wani Lako, Michael Lasuba, Lul Lojok Deng, Maria Ezekiely Kelly, Peter Bernard Mtesigwa Mkama, Alex Magesa, Salum Said Ali, Sabra Amour Rashid, Godfrey Pimundu, Tonny Muyigi, Susan Ndidde Nabadda, Robert Rutayisire, Alice Kabanda, Emmanuel Kabalisa, Jürgen May, Eric Nzeyimana, Michael Katende, Florian Gehre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
EAC mobile laboratory
capacity building
East African community
outbreak response
antigen rapid diagnostic test
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04895-22

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