| dc.creator | Kyritsi M.A., Speletas M., Mouchtouri V., Vachtsioli E., Babalis D., Kouliou O., Tsispara A., Tseroni M., Hadjichristodoulou C. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T08:47:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T08:47:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.3390/diagnostics12051048 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 20754418 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/75605 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Due to the prevailing ambiguity regarding the performance of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant diagnosis, a commercial RAT was evaluated in the emergency ward of a general hospital in Larissa, Central Greece. The sampling and the evaluation were repeated twice by different personnel. Discordance between the two samplings was observed regarding the sensitivity (47.5%, 95% CI: 39.0–56.1 vs. 78.6%, 95% CI: 69.1–86.2) and specificity (93.8%, 95% CI: 86.0–97.9 vs. 100.0%, 95% CI: 93.3–100.0) of the RAT. Furthermore, the test displayed slightly lower sensitivity (78.6% vs. 85.5%, 95% CI: 79.1–90.5) compared to its initial evaluation that was conducted by our team when the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant was dominant. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.source | Diagnostics | en |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129347370&doi=10.3390%2fdiagnostics12051048&partnerID=40&md5=2d275eff26fc881e42457d3b8ba86450 | |
| dc.subject | Article | en |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 testing | en |
| dc.subject | Greece | en |
| dc.subject | human | en |
| dc.subject | nonhuman | en |
| dc.subject | pandemic | en |
| dc.subject | rapid antigen test | en |
| dc.subject | real time polymerase chain reaction | en |
| dc.subject | sampling | en |
| dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 Alpha | en |
| dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron | en |
| dc.subject | sensitivity and specificity | en |
| dc.subject | MDPI | en |
| dc.title | Performance Evaluation of a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) during Omicron Pandemic Wave in Greece, Conducted by Different Personnel, and Comparison with Performance in Previous Wave (Alpha Variant) Period | en |
| dc.type | journalArticle | en |
