The impact of sample processing on the rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2: Virus inactivation, VTM selection, and sample preservation

• Main Authors: Haiwei Zhou (Author), Conghui Wang (Author), Jian Rao (Author), Lan Chen (Author), Tingting Ma (Author), Donglai Liu (Author), Lili Ren (Author), Sihong Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Many factors have been identified as having the ability to affect the sensitivity of rapid antigen detection (RAD) tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to identify the impact of sample processing on the sensitivity of the RAD tests. We explored the...