Diagnostic Accuracy of the Panbio Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antigen Rapid Test Compared with Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing of Nasopharyngeal Samples in the Pediatric Population
Villaverde, Serena; Dominguez-Rodriguez, Sara; Sabrido, Gema; Perez-Jorge, Conchita; Plata, Marta; Pilar Romero, Maria; Daniel Grasa, Carlos; Belen Jimenez, Ana; Heras, Elena; Broncano, Antonio; Nunez, Maria del Mar; Illan, Marta; Merino, Paloma; Soto, Beatriz; Molina-Arana, David; Bermejo, Amanda; Mendoza, Pablo; Gijon, Manuel; Perez-Moneo, Begona; Moraleda, Cinta; Tagarro, Alfredo
Publicación: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
2021
VL / 232 - BP / 287 - EP / +
abstract
We conducted a multicenter clinical validity study of the Panbio coronavirus disease 2019 Antigen Rapid Test of nasopharyngeal samples in pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019-compatible symptoms of <= 5 days of evolution. Our study showed limited accuracy in nasopharyngeal antigen testing: overall sensitivity was 45.4%, and 99.8% of specificity, positive-predictive value was 92.5%.
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