Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Antigen Test Based on Anterior Nasal Swab Compared With RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Detection.

Christian von Buchwald

Status: Completed

Conditions: Covid19

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05045846

COVID-19 rapid antigen test

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of anterior nasal swab in rapid antigen (Ag)-tests in a low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence and massive screened community.

Enrollment: 3,461 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Citizens, above 18 years of age, who had self-booked an appointment for COVID-19 test at Testcenter Taastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the period of 2nd of March to 22nd of March were offered to participate in the project

Exclusion criteria

• Patients referred to COVID-19 testing by a doctor with symptoms of COVID-19 were tested in a separate section of the test centers and are not included in this study