Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Carter, Alyssa M
• Viloria Winnett, Alexander
• Romano, Anna E
• Akana, Reid
• Shelby, Natasha
• Ismagilov, Rustem F

Titel

Laboratory Evaluation Links Some False-Positive COVID-19 Antigen Test Results Observed in a Field Study to a Specific Lot of Test Strips

Ist Teil von

• Open forum infectious diseases, 2023-01, Vol.10 (1), p.ofac701-ofac701

Ort / Verlag

United States: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• During a household-transmission field study using COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT), a common test strip lot was identified among 3 participants with false-positive results. In blinded laboratory evaluation, this lot exhibited a significantly higher false-positive rate than other lots. Because a positive Ag-RDT result often prompts action, reducing lot-specific false positives can maintain confidence and actionability of true-positive Ag-RDT results.