COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test: Role in Screening Prior to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

• Main Authors: Ashok Dalal (Author), Ujjwal Sonika (Author), Manish Kumar (Author), Roshan George (Author), Ajay Kumar (Author), Siddharth Srivastava (Author), Sanjeev Sachdeva (Author), Barjesh Chander Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has affected the gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy units globally owing to the risk of transmission. We present our data on the use of rapid antigen test (RAT) as a screening tool prior to endoscopy to prevent the transmissio...