[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

J Dinnes, P Sharma, S Berhane… - Cochrane database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection would be a useful
tool to help manage the COVID‐19 pandemic. Testing strategies that use rapid antigen tests …

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 hospitalization with the Alpha, Delta, or Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: A nationwide Danish cohort …

MA Gram, HD Emborg, AB Schelde, NU Friis… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The continued occurrence of more contagious Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants and waning immunity over time require …

Performance of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MF Khalid, K Selvam, AJN Jeffry, MF Salmi, MA Najib… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The identification of viral RNA using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain
reaction (RT-qPCR) is the gold standard for identifying an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 …

Daily testing for contacts of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection and attendance and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in English secondary schools and colleges: an …

BC Young, DW Eyre, S Kendrick, C White, S Smith… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background School-based COVID-19 contacts in England have been asked to self-isolate at
home, missing key educational opportunities. We trialled daily testing of contacts as an …

Accuracy of rapid point-of-care antigen-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression analyzing …

LE Brümmer, S Katzenschlager, S McGrath… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Comprehensive information about the accuracy of antigen rapid diagnostic
tests (Ag-RDTs) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is …

The Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the diagnosis of COVID-19: antigen testing (June 2021)

KE Hanson, O Altayar, AM Caliendo… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Immunoassays designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 protein antigens are now commercially
available. The most widely used tests are rapid lateral flow assays that generate results in …

Analytical sensitivity of six SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests for omicron versus delta variant

JL Bayart, J Degosserie, J Favresse, C Gillot… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid antigen detection (RAD) tests are commonly used for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2
infections. However, with the continuous emergence of new variants of concern (VOC) …

Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods of Alpha, Delta, or Omicron dominance: A Danish nationwide study

KF Nielsen, IR Moustsen-Helms, AB Schelde… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Individuals with a prior Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection have a moderate to high degree of protection against reinfection …

Diagnostic performance of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for SARS-CoV-2 and their efficacy in monitoring the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients

JG Routsias, M Mavrouli, P Tsoplou, K Dioikitopoulou… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The most widely used test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is a PCR test. PCR has
very high sensitivity and is able to detect very low amounts of RNA. However, many …