Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of self-tested SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests. Methods: Databases of Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for original ...

It was a courtesy—he felt perfectly fine— but he tested positive. By the next day, he was sick as a dog. And, by the way, the rapid antigen test he took when he got home that night was negative.

Health authorities are preparing to make rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 free to millions of Australians. The tests have been free at state testing clinics for people who are a close contact of a ...

This review seeks to familiarize the readers with RSV rapid antigen-detection tests, describe their performance characteristics and comment on their strengths and weaknesses. The authors will ...

What I'm most excited about are these rapid tests, the antigen tests. They look for a protein fragment of the coronavirus, and they give you the results in 15 minutes. They're not as accurate as ...

Rapid antigen-based testing was quickly embraced for its ease of use and speed; results are available within an unprecedented 30 min, potentially at the point of care, and without the requirement ...

The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test is identical to the professional-use test card, used since August 2020, and is the most studied and widely available rapid antigen test. With BinaxNOW authorized for ...

The health ministry can start the process to officially approve online sales of rapid antigen test kits, after its expert panel on COVID-19 response green-lit the move on Aug. 17. The ministry ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered one million rapid antigen tests from the ... recently ordered an initial batch of one million TDR tests from Contipharma to kickstart a prevention ...

Learn more about how to get tests for your workplace. You may receive rapid antigen test kits for at-home self-testing as part of federal, provincial or territorial COVID-19 testing initiatives that ...

Antigen tests, also called rapid tests, detect specific proteins on the surface of the coronavirus. Rapid antigen tests are best for individuals experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or those ...