Improved detection of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of concern in healthcare workers by a second-generation rapid antigen test.

Title:: Improved detection of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of concern in healthcare workers by a second-generation rapid antigen test.
Document type:: Journal Article
Author(s):: Wettengel, Jochen M; Strehle, Katharina; von Lucke, Catharina; Roggendorf, Hedwig; Jeske, Samuel D; Christa, Catharina; Zelger, Otto; Haller, Bernhard; Protzer, Ulrike; Knolle, Percy A
Abstract:: The results from this study demonstrate the usefulness of a second-generation rapid antigen test for early detection of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern (VoC) and reveal a higher sensitivity to detect immune escape Omicron VoCs compared to a first-generation rapid antigen test (89.4% vs 83.7%) in the high-risk group of healthcare workers.
Journal title abbreviation:: Microbiol Spectr
Year:: 2023
Journal volume:: 11
Journal issue:: 6
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1128/spectrum.01768-23
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37831440
Print-ISSN:: 2165-0497
TUM Institution:: Institut für Virologie (Prof. Protzer); Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Informatik (Prof. Boeker); Roman Herzog Comprehensive Cancer Center
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