Background Comprehensive information about the accuracy of antigen rapid diagnostic
tests (Ag-RDTs) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is …

Self-testing is an effective tool to bridge the testing gap for several infectious diseases;
however, its performance in detecting SARS-CoV-2 using antigen-detection rapid diagnostic …

Pen‐side testing of farm animals for infectious diseases is critical for preventing transmission
in herds and providing timely intervention. However, most existing pathogen tests have to be …

奥密克戎（ Omicron） 是近来新发现的一种新型冠状病毒肺炎新型变异病毒， 迅速在全球传播，
被世界卫生组织定为需要关注的变种（ variant of concern）， 其流行病学、 致病特点 …

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put enormous
pressure on global healthcare and economic systems. 1− 5 The cause of this pandemic …

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed the critical and expanding roles of
testing. Despite the development of over a thousand brand of tests–with some close to …

Containment measures employed during the COVID-19 pandemic included prompt
recognition of cases, isolation, and contact tracing. Bilateral nasal (NA) swabs applied to a …

Background Molecular and antigen point-of-care tests (POCTs) have augmented our ability
to rapidly identify and manage SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, their clinical performance …

Background and aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious
health problem worldwide. Early virus detection is essential for disease control and …

A prevalence boundary (PB) marks the point in prevalence in which the false omission rate,
RFO= FN/(TN+ FN), exceeds the tolerance limit for missed diagnoses. The objectives were …