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Real-life evaluation of a rapid antigen test (DPP® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen) for COVID-19 diagnosis of primary healthcare patients, in the context of the Omicron-dominant wave in Brazil
2022-08-03
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Rapid antigen tests play an important role in the monitoring and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it provides an easy, fast and efficient diagnosis with minimum infrastructure requirements. However, as new variants of concern continue to emerge, mutations in the virus genome may impair the recognition of the mutated antigen by the tests. Therefore, it is essential to re-assess the test’s s...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 07d952f5-ad7c-5314-bcf1-c3cf0383c52f
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.08.02.22278277
