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ArticleInfection2022

Rapid comparative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 rapid point-of-care antigen tests.

Anna Denzler, Max L Jacobs, Victoria Witte, Paul Schnitzler, Claudia M Denkinger, Michael Knop

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Article in Infection, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A multi-country phase 2 study to evaluate the suitcase lab for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 in seven Sub-Saharan African countries: Lessons from the field.Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology · 2023
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  6. Role of population and test characteristics in antigen-based SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, Czechia, August to November 2021.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna Denzler *Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Max L Jacobs *Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Victoria WitteCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Paul SchnitzlerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Claudia M DenkingerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael KnopCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. m.knop@zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-923X
Heidelberg University · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of this study was to develop a scalable approach for direct comparison of the analytical sensitivities of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 antigen point-of-care tests (AgPOCTs) to rapidly identify poor-performing products.

methodsWe present a methodology for quick assessment of the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 AgPOCTs suitable for quality evaluation of many different products. We established reference samples with high, medium, and low SARS-CoV-2 viral loads along with a SARS-CoV-2 negative control sample. Test samples were used to semi-quantitatively assess the analytical sensitivities of 32 different commercial AgPOCTs in a head-to-head comparison.

resultsAmong 32 SARS-CoV-2 AgPOCTs tested, we observe sensitivity differences across a broad range of viral loads (9.8 × 10

conclusionThe results show that the rapid sensitivity assessment procedure presented here provides useful estimations on the analytical sensitivities of 32 AgPOCTs and identified a widely-spread AgPOCT with concerningly low sensitivity.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Clinical Laboratory TechniquesCOVID-19 TestingHumansPoint-of-Care SystemsPoint-of-Care TestingSensitivity and SpecificityComparison of antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic testsCOVID-19Non-functional AgPOC testsSARS-CoV-2Test sensitivity

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PMID35397099
PMCPMC8994089
OpenAlexW4226254504

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