Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of a SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A/B combo rapid antigen test in respiratory samples

Autor: Harika Öykü Dinç, Nuran Karabulut, Sema Alaçam, Hayriye Kırkoyun Uysal, Ferhat Osman Daşdemir, Mustafa Önel, Yeşim Tuyji Tok, Serhat Sirekbasan, Ali Agacfidan, Nesrin Gareayaghi, Hüseyin Çakan, Önder Yüksel Eryiğit, Bekir Kocazeybek
Přispěvatelé: Eryiğit, Önder Yüksel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Diagnostics
Volume 13
Issue 5
Pages: 972
ISSN: 0009-4757
Popis: This study aimed to evaluate the performance characteristics of a rapid antigen test developed to detect SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), influenza A virus (IAV), and influenza B virus (IBV) (flu) compared with those of the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) method. One hundred SARS-CoV-2, one hundred IAV, and twenty-four IBV patients whose diagnoses were confirmed by clinical and laboratory methods were included in the patient group. Seventy-six patients, who were negative for all respiratory tract viruses, were included as the control group. The Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel test kit was used in the assays. The sensitivity values of the kit were 97.5%, 97.9%, and 33.33% for SARS-CoV-2, IAV, and IBV, respectively, in samples with a viral load below 20 Ct values. The sensitivity values of the kit were 16.7%, 36.5%, and 11.11% for SARS-CoV-2, IAV, and IBV, respectively, in samples with a viral load above 20 Ct. The kit’s specificity was 100%. In conclusion, this kit demonstrated high sensitivity to SARS-CoV-2 and IAV for viral loads below 20 Ct values, but the sensitivity values were not compatible with PCR positivity for lower viral loads over 20 Ct values. Rapid antigen tests may be preferred as a routine screening tool in communal environments, especially in symptomatic individuals, when diagnosing SARS-CoV-2, IAV, and IBV with high caution. WOS:000947576000001 2-s2.0-85149754344 PMID: 36900116
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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