SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection to Expand Testing Capacity for COVID-19: Results from a Hospital Emergency Department Testing Site

SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Detection to Expand Testing Capacity for COVID-19: Results from a Hospital Emergency Department Testing Site

Background: SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection has currently expanded the testing capacity for COVID-19, which yet relies on the SARS-CoV-2 RNA RT-PCR amplification. Objectives: To report on a COVID-19 testing algorithm from a tertiary care hospital emergency department (ED) that combines both antigen (pe...

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Main Authors: Giulia Menchinelli, Giulia De Angelis, Margherita Cacaci, Flora Marzia Liotti, Marcello Candelli, Ivana Palucci, Rosaria Santangelo, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giuseppe Vetrugno, Francesco Franceschi, Brunella Posteraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
COVID-19
emergency department
SARS-CoV-2
antigen-based testing
molecular-based testing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/7/1211

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