Diagnostic Performance of Ag-RDTs and NAAT for SARS-CoV2 Identification in Symptomatic Patients in Catalonia
Por:
Basile, L, Guadalupe-Fernandez, V, Guijarro, MV, Mateo, AM, Navas, PC, Pena, JM, Rius, C., Epidemiological Surveillance Netwo
Publicada:
1 may 2021
Resumen:
The use of rapid antigenic tests (Ag-RDTs) to diagnose a SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a common practice recently. This study aimed to evaluate performance of Abbott Panbio(TM) Ag-RDTs with regard to nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) in the early stages of the disease. A cohort of 149,026 infected symptomatic patients, reported in Catalonia from November 2020 to January 2021, was selected. The positivity rates of the two tests were compared with respect to the dates of symptom onset. Ag-RDTs presented positivity rates of 84% in the transmission phases of the disease and 31% in the pre-symptomatic period, compared to 93% and 91%, respectively, for NAAT. The detection of many false negatives with Ag-RDTs during the pre-symptomatic period demonstrates the risk of virus dissemination with this diagnostic technique if used outside the symptomatic period.
Filiaciones:
Basile, L:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Guadalupe-Fernandez, V:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Fundacio Inst Univ Recerca Atencio, Unitat Suport Recerca Catalunya Cent, St Fruitos De Bages 08272, Spain
Guijarro, MV:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Mateo, AM:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Madrid 28029, Spain
Navas, PC:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Inst Salud Carlos III, CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Madrid 28029, Spain
Pena, JM:
Generalitat Catalonia, Publ Hlth Agcy Catalonia, Subdirectorate Gen Surveillance & Response Publ H, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Fundacio Inst Univ Recerca Atencio, Unitat Suport Recerca Catalunya Cent, St Fruitos De Bages 08272, Spain
Rius, C.:
Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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