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Mary Elizabeth Sexton, marybeth.sexton@emory.edu

C.S.K. is on the scientific advisory board for Rebiotix/Ferring.

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  • Science & Technology
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • Microbiology

Routine Antigen Testing Is Not a Substitute for Health Care Worker Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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Volume 59, Number 11

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, Pages e0156421-e0156421

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Article | Final Publisher PDF

Abstract:

The utility of rapid antigen testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is measured within the context for which it is applied; diagnostic accuracy must be considered in determining if rapid antigen testing is appropriate for the clinical situation. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, J. N. Kanji, D. T. Proctor, W. Stokes, B. M. Berenger, et al. (J Clin Microbiol 59:e01411-21, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01411-21) evaluate two rapid antigen tests that demonstrate high false-positive rates in asymptomatic health care workers. The assays may not be useful in situations where there is a shortage of staff, such as health care settings, since isolation would occur unnecessarily for these employees.

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© 2021 American Society for Microbiology.

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