Open AccessPerformance Evaluation of Serial SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing During a Nursing Home Outbreak
Author(s) -
Susannah L. McKay,
Farrell Tobolowsky,
Erin D. Moritz,
Kelly M Hatfield,
Amelia Bhatnagar,
Stephen LaVoie,
David A. Jackson,
K. Danielle Lecy,
Jonathan Bryant-Genevier,
Davina Campbell,
Brandi Freeman,
Sarah Gilbert,
Jennifer Folster,
Magdalena Medrzycki,
Patricia L. Shewmaker,
Bettina Bankamp,
Kay Radford,
Raydel Anderson,
Michael D. Bowen,
Jeanne Negley,
Sujan Reddy,
John A. Jernigan,
Allison C Brown,
L. Clifford McDonald,
Preeta K. Kutty,
Control Team
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1539-3704
pISSN - 0003-4819
DOI - 10.7326/m21-0422
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , outbreak , virus , viral culture , virology , covid-19 , antigen , asymptomatic carrier , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
To address high COVID-19 burden in U.S. nursing homes, rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests have been widely distributed in those facilities. However, performance data are lacking, especially in asymptomatic people.