Accuracy of Expired BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Tests

Accuracy of Expired BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Tests

ABSTRACT The widespread existence of expired antigen testing kits in households and potential coronavirus outbreaks necessitates evaluating the reliability of these expired kits. Our study examined BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests 27 months postmanufacture and 5 months past their FDA extended e...

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Main Authors: Mary Jane E. Vaeth, Omar Abdullah, Minahil Cheema, Kristie Sun, Maryam Elhabashy, Asia Mitchell, Maisha Foyez, Mahita Talla, Aamna Cheema, Charles Locke, Melinda Kantsiper, Andrew Pekosz, Heba H. Mostafa, Zishan K. Siddiqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
COVID-19
expired tests
limit of detection
BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests
public health interventions
PCR testing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02088-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02088-23

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