Evaluating the clinical utility and sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in relation to RT-PCR Ct values

Infection. 2021 Jun;49(3):555-557. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01542-0. Epub 2020 Nov 13.

Authors

Lukas Lanser¹, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler¹, Karla-Wanda Öttl¹, Lukas Huber¹, Andrea Griesmacher², Igor Theurl¹, Günter Weiss³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
² Central Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnosis, Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria.
³ Department of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / virology*
COVID-19 Serological Testing / methods*
Humans
RNA, Viral / genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

RNA, Viral