Evaluation of a SARS‐CoV‐2 antigen‐detecting rapid diagnostic test as a self‐test: Diagnostic performance and usability

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 93; no. 12; pp. 6686 - 6692
• Main Authors: Cassuto, Nino Guy, Gravier, Anne, Colin, Mathilda, Theillay, Aurelie, Pires‐Roteira, Daniela, Pallay, Sandra, Serreau, Raphael, Hocqueloux, Laurent, Prazuck, Thierry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; antigen testing; Antigens; Antigens, Viral - blood; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing - methods; diagnostic testing; Diagnostic tests; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods; Disease control; Epidemics; Humans; Male; nasal sampling; Point-of-Care Testing; Polymerase chain reaction; Prospective Studies; Sampling; Sampling methods; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; SARS‐CoV‐2; Self-Testing; self‐test; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Test procedures; Usability; Validation studies; Viral diseases; Virology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; antigen testing; usability; diagnostic testing; self-test; nasal sampling

To control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) epidemics, it is necessary to have easy‐to‐use, reliable diagnostic tests available. The nasopharyngeal sampling method being often uncomfortable, nasal sampling could prove to be a viable alternative to the reference sampling method....