• People who are presymptomatic and paucisymptomatic are important contributors to the
transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).• The …

Background Early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is essential to reduce disease spread.
Rapid antigen tests have not been sufficiently evaluated in asymptomatic patients to be used …

Methods In order to address the appropriateness of RAT use in screening asymptomatic
populations like those at IHEs, we conducted a rapid review of published evaluations of …

ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to
influence health, economy, and stability worldwide. Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is …

This study evaluates a population-based screening of asymptomatic people, using a rapid
antigen diagnostic test (RADT), in areas of high transmission. To detect sources of SARS …

Several rapid testing methodologies have been approved for testing of symptomatic
individuals but have not been validated for asymptomatic screening. We evaluated …

Several reports showed SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (RATs) performances among
COVID-19 symptomatic subjects in outpatient settings during periods of highest incidence of …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can spread
from symptomatic patients with COVID-19, but also from asymptomatic individuals …

The search for effective methods to detect patients who excrete a viable virus is one of the
urgent tasks of modern biomedicine. In the present study, we examined the diagnostic value …

Background: SARS-CoV-2 antigen assays offers a rapid mean to diagnose and isolate
infected individuals. However, its utility in population-level screening is unknown …