Diagnostic performance of rapid antigen test for COVID-19 and the effect of viral load, sampling time, subject's clinical and laboratory parameters on test accuracy

• Egile Nagusiak: Rania M. Amer (Egilea), Mohamed Samir (Egilea), Osama A. Gaber (Egilea), Nahawand A. EL-Deeb (Egilea), Ahmed A. Abdelmoaty (Egilea), Alshymaa A. Ahmed (Egilea), Walaa Samy (Egilea), Amal H. Atta (Egilea), Mohammad Walaa (Egilea), Reham H. Anis (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Egypt was among the first 10 countries in Africa that experienced COVID-19 cases. The sudden surge in the number of cases is overwhelming the capacity of the national healthcare system, particularly in developing countries. Central to the containment of the ongoing pandemic is the availa...